CTI Academy Construction Training for the Current and Next Generation of Technician Task No. 32

The proposed research will identify the training needs for the construction technician workforce. This research will be accomplished through the following objectives. A. Identify how other state transportation agencies are addressing the training and development needs oftheir agency's technician workforce. B. Identify the largest gaps in supply and demand for technician skills on the Cabinet's construction projects. This infonnation will develop the roadmap for the construction technician training program. C. Identify the barriers that current technicians experience in acquiring training. For example, most technicians want to be trained, but finding time for training is difficult. Understanding training barriers will help identify how training can be most efficiently delivered.