workforce development

MACC Tech is a two-year program designed to provide students with basic knowledge of aggregate production, asphalt and concrete production, and construction equipment and techniques. Photo: iStock.com/1715d1db_3

Ohio program to provide welcome workforce solution

Joe McCarthy Published Jul 31, 2019

MACC Tech, a groundbreaking program on the horizon in the Buckeye State, aims to prepare the next generation of industry employees. Keep Reading

The workforce challenge that isn’t going away

P&Q Staff Published Jun 24, 2019

While producers and manufacturers struggle to find quality people and keep them on board, progressive companies are getting creative to build their future workforce. Keep Reading

Today, Turner Mining Group employs over 150 miners through several different projects across the United States. Photo courtesy of BuildWitt Media.

P&Q Profile: Turner Mining Group’s Keaton Turner

P&Q Staff Published Apr 5, 2019

P&Q talks workforce development, the future of the aggregate industry and a summer outlook with Keaton Turner, president of Turner Mining Group. Keep Reading

Accenture’s Gaston Carrion addresses the International Mining & Resources Conference. Photo courtesy of International Mining & Resources Conference

Who will run your future mine?

Zach Mentz Published Feb 27, 2019

Gaston Carrion, talent and organization lead for Accenture’s resources practice in Australia and New Zealand, discusses the future of labor in mining. Keep Reading

Determining who will run your future mine

Kevin Yanik Published Oct 31, 2018

As the use of autonomous vehicles and other advanced technologies increases, the profile of the future mining workforce could change by up to 80 percent by 2024. Keep Reading