SKILLS DAKOTA Building your future Mobile Training Trailers

SKILLS DAKOTA: Building your future. Mobile Training Trailers Presentation By: Kari Karst, President - BX Civil & Construction – Dell Rapids, SD Co-Chair, Associated General Contractors (AGC of SD) Workforce Development Committee

The Need • Due to a labor shortage across South Dakota, demand for skilled workers in the construction trades continues to grow. • Nearly 20% of the construction workforce will leave or retire in the next decade. Industry growth is expected at 25% by 2017. The Solution • Awareness and training that’s mobile and hands-on! • Educating young people about the success they can have in the construction industry. • Introducing Skills Dakota, mobile training trailers that combine tools and training in the areas of carpentry and concrete finishing. • The skills learned through Skills Dakota will help fill the needed construction jobs in

Who Benefits? • Young people who aren’t aware of what jobs exist in construction/people who don’t understand the variety of construction related positions. • Parents who want their children to be exposed to a variety of career options. • Businesses and organizations that have a group of people needing to be trained. • Our local economy! How Can You Utilize the trailer(s)? • Contact the AGC of South Dakota – 605 -336 -3998 or the • Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire – 605 -361 -8322 www. Skills. Dakota