Workforce Development

NAHB’s nonprofit partner, HBI, is a national leader for career training in the building industry. It provides students the skills and experience they need for successful careers through pre-apprenticeship training, job placement services, mentoring, certification programs, textbooks, and curricula.

With an 80% job placement rate for graduates, HBI training programs are taught in local communities across the country to youth, veterans, displaced workers, and other underserved populations.

HBI training programs do more than provide job skills; they also build character and self-esteem, providing students with the skills they need to succeed on the job and in life.

Workforce Development coordinates and supports member and local association efforts to recruit more people into residential construction trades.

The residential construction industry has not fully recovered from labor shortages since the 2007 recession. Labor and subcontractor shortages remained widespread and are continuing to impact the industry in several ways. Simultaneously, the student debt load from a traditional four-year path, pushed by educators, parents, and society, has risen sharply. With vocational training removed from classrooms and a lack of trade education, it is time to present construction jobs as viable alternatives.

BIAW provides resources for apprenticeships, job placements, job postings, and hiring veterans. For more information on resources, click the button below.