Increased Construction Workforce

Develop a skilled construction labor pipeline (with a living wage requirement) to reduce the construction labor shortage and time needed to deliver new housing

PRODUCE MORE HOUSING ACROSS THE AFFORDABILITY SPECTRUM

Increased Construction Workforce

Partner with nonprofit organizations (e.g., YouthBuild), NC-based initiatives (e.g., NC Works), BIPOC-led businesses and employee-owned cooperatives, and academic institutions (specifically Historically Black Colleges and Universities or community colleges located in areas with a high percentage of historically marginalized populations), to develop a vocational/training program for construction workers and managers to help reduce the construction labor shortage and support faster construction of affordable housing. Support this new program by building partnerships with regional employers who can sponsor internship programs (like the Rose Fellowship in architecture) and ensure living-wage jobs/contracts for the newly skilled workers.

This promising strategy requires investment in: 

  • A construction workforce development program including curriculum development
  • Community outreach
  • Staffing
  • Programming costs

Evaluation of Promising Strategy in Initial Target Regions

Learn more about the Investment Map’s selection of Initial Target Regions.