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The goal of the Maryland Center for Constructiojn Education and Innovation is to create a roadmap for prospectivde construction workers on how to enter the industrt and earn various levels of training andadvance degrees. The center will be housed at . Maryland’s construction industry is suffering from a shortage of qualifie employees and an agingwork force, executives and the center will aim to make the industrh attractive again. The average age of a construction workefr in Marylandis 47, according to Maryland Departmenrt of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Construction is Maryland’sz fifth-largest private employer with nearluy 190,000 workers, or 7.
4 percent of the state’s work And the need for skillesd workers is expected to increase with technology the green building movement andthe $6 billion worth of militaryg construction projects happening statewide. “Therw is a great demand for skille d man powerright now,” said Ron state commissioner of labor and industry. “The centee is going to be a great tool for people trying to decide what they want to do in the With an annual budgetof $300,000, the cented is expected to open this Initial funding will come from the , the construction companies and various foundations. The center will also competer for federal stimulus saidMartin G. Knott Jr.
, a member of the Governor’ss Workforce Investment Board and head ofthe state’s Constructiom Initiative Task Force. The center will partnerr with the Maryland Business Roundtable for Educatiomn on securing industry experts to speak in The National Center for Construction Educatiohn and Research in Florida has asimilar focus, said Presiden t Don Whyte. A lot of Maryland firms currentlh recruit from out of state and the centee will act as a local feeder Knott said. “We need to create a pipeline for said Knott, president of Knott Mechanical in “How do you create a pipeline? Well you have to have a syste to walk into.
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