MSDE – Construction and Development Teachers Professional Development Workshop

October 21, 2011

501 c-3 (pending) non profit entity based in Towson.

Where Construction Industry and Education Meet.

Three Primary Goals:1. Raise awareness of construction as a career choice.

2. Benchmark the industry for technological, business and innovation trends.

3. Work with industry and education to ensure a reliable feeder for workforce demand.

About MCCEI

Website and Mapping Application:

• Mapping Application (Mapping the Scan)

http://mccei.org/map

• General Website

http://mccei.resiusa.org/mccei/

Websites and Maps

Commercial/Civil Industry Study:

• Forward looking study that is a summary of opinions on the future of the industry.

• Focuses on workforce trends, technologies and business planning.

• Engaged Sage Policy Group and Towson’s Regional Economic Studies Institute as consultants.

Demand Study Round 1

Commercial/Civil Industry Study:

• Designed a 32 question survey.

• State wide scope, natural concentration in Baltimore/Washington Corridor.

• Interviewing:– Contractors, Construction Managers– Owners (developers, institutions)– Architects and Engineers– Suppliers, Subs and Vendors

Demand Study Round 1

Commercial/Civil Industry Study:

• Identified 175 businesses throughout the Maryland for face-to-face interviews with a goal of completing 100-110.

• As of now – 46 done, 8 scheduled, 4 Pending

• Round 1 Close rate 65% of completed interviews to asks.

• Large and Small Businesses.

• Union and Non-Union.

Demand Study Round 1

Commercial/Civil Industry Study:

• Round 1 had an initial list of 65 prospects, mostly from Baltimore region, merit shop contractors, developers and A/E.

• Round 2 has 110 prospects mostly from the DC area and more focused on union contractors, institutional owners and subs.

Demand Study – Interview Rounds

Study Demographics – Round 1:

Study Demographics Round 1:

Study Demographics Round 1:

Introduction

 

About this Report– Data collection process– Summary of opinions, forward looking– Modeled after Emerging Trends in Real Estate

 

Executive Summary

 

List of Interviewees– Name, title, company, city, state– “demographic breakdowns”

Basic Report Outline

Section 1 – Starting point “State of the industry”– Where are we today?– Top reasons of how we got here.

Basic Report Outline

Section 2 – The Business Plan– Pending Retirements between now and 2020– Impact on the business– Top reasons for employee turnover, trends in turnover– Key positions within the company, changes in key

positions– Top threats to the construction industry– Top areas of desired business development or

diversification– Top segments for growth and are we ready for it.

Basic Report Outline

Section 3 – The Future (Technology, innovation, process) – Impact of Green/Sustainability– Impact of Design-build– Top changes in process and delivery– Top new technologies to enter the business– Impact of modularization/components– Impact of manufacturing processes

Basic Report Outline

Section 4 – The Gaps– Funding Gaps - Impact of public-private partnerships– Training Gaps - What areas companies spend the most on

training, entry level and career advancement.– The unintended consequences of well intended policies.– Mindset Gap – The Americans and the Immigrants, legal or

not.– What type of training is most in demand for current

workforce.

Basic Report Outline

Section 5 – The Workforce– Are we doing enough to create a workforce pipeline– What matters most to hiring decisions (experience,

references, degrees, certifications, employment history)– Trends in labor or skills shortages– Observed improvements or deteriorations in the quality of

the workforce– Largest obstacles to recruiting people to consider careers in

construction

Basic Report Outline

Section 6 – The Education Level (Brawn + Brains)– Does Maryland need another 4-year degree program in

construction management?

– Top improvements needed in the education system

– What level of education or training is most important to the jobs

– Has the level of education and training changed over the past 5 years.

– Will the level of education and training increase, stay the same or decrease over the next 5 years?

– Opinions on the best and worst community college programs throughout the state.

– Top in-state universities to recruit graduates

– Top Out-of-state universities to recruit graduates

– Top universities to avoid

Basic Report Outline

Recommendations and Conclusions

Acknowledgements

Basic Report Outline

Commercial/Civil Industry Study –

When it is Done:

• Published report out in early 2012.

• List of finding and recommendations.

• Released at an event.

• Use the study consistently throughout the year to engage the industry and education sectors.

Organizational Status Update

Thank You