Workforce Development
GBRIA is dedicated to
helping members manage their contract workforce. The processes involved to
provide an available, affordable world class competitive workforce are numerous.
Check out our
Contractor Workforce
Development Committee
to get involved. Through GBRIA, industry members
provide input and steering to the Associated Builders and Contractors Craft
Training Center, the Safety Council of the LA Capital area and to other similar
associations across the nation. Below are the tools available to help
plants manage their contract workforce.
Craft Contractor Workforce
Development Awards
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these awards, new in 2007 are offered to help improve
skills and promote best practices for craft workforce
development in the region.
Craft Skills Assessments and
Training
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GBRIA supports the use of the National Center for
Construction Education and Research (NCCER) skills
assessments and training programs delivered through the
Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter (www.abcpelican.org).
A joint GBRIA/ABC Taskforce meets quarterly to provide
input and steering to the school.
Certified Craftsperson Definition
- GBRIA and ABC's Pelican Chapter developed a certified
craftsperson definition for the GBR area which the
association encourages all owners and industrial
contractors to adopt.
Contractor
Pre-Qualification
- Several pre-qualification tools exist across the Gulf
Coast, see the link for more information on many of
them.
Contractor Process
Safety Management Audits
- GBRIA has provided contractor audits that plants share
since 1996. Let us help you streamline and lower
your cost of doing audits.
Contractor Safety Training -
the
Safety Council of the LA Capital Area
delivers safety training for GBRIA members to prepare contract workers to enter
industrial sites and is accepted by all plants in the Greater Baton Rouge area
as well as many other plants in the nation.
Site Specific
Orientations - the Safety Council
also delivers Site-Specific orientation for contractors.
See which plants conduct theirs through the Safety
Council.
Criminal Background Screens
- the Security Passport program offers a portable
screen and is accepted by many plants in the Greater
Baton Rouge area.
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