AGC Training and Education Platform Expands to Meet Diverse Workforce Needs


BY CAROL EATON T


o fulfill one of AGC of California’s (AGC) core values to “build your competence,” the AGC Training and Education program is continually evolving and expanding its offerings


to meet construction industry needs. More than 900 individuals accessed more than 60 in-person


and virtual training sessions in the first five months of 2022, furthering their knowledge base on topics ranging from building information modeling and construction accounting to project management and much more. In 2021, over 3,000 total people received training in one or more courses in the program. Tis June, the program vastly expanded both its reach and


breadth of course offerings with the launch of a major new learning platform, the AGC Learning Management System (LMS). Featuring a robust catalogue of nearly 100 courses, the LMS provides trainings for all levels of construction industry employees. Courses are offered virtually and asynchronously, enabling them to be completed at each individual user’s pace. Te new LMS platform, combined with AGC’s ongoing


in-person and virtual training courses, provide increased flexibility and demonstrates AGC’s continued commitment to meet individuals where they are at, according to AGC Training and Education Director Kendra Bilo. “The challenge we saw and addressed was that from a


training and education perspective we can host a lot of classes, but they are usually live and instructor led,” Bilo said. “A lot of people may want to take them, but their schedule maybe


“By helping AGC members and nonmembers alike access the training they need to ensure they have a skilled, well-educated and highly professional workforce, we are helping build a stronger construction industry which is vital to the success of California and our nation.”


– Kendra Bilo, AGC Training and Education Director


doesn’t allow them to be there in those specific times. Tis system offers a more flexible solution.” Te AGC Training and Education program is working with


many current instructors that host live courses to convert them to on-demand formats for the LMS system. Bilo noted that the program expects to keep growing its catalog of offerings in a library that features everything from soft skills training, such as how to write effective business communications, to an array of leadership training courses, safety and health topics, technical courses and much more. “We want to be a one-stop-shop for the California con-


struction industry’s training and education needs,” Bilo noted. “By helping AGC members and nonmembers alike access the training they need to ensure they have a skilled, well-educat- ed and highly professional workforce, we are helping build a stronger construction industry which is vital to the success of California and our nation.”


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