Team Training and Certifications with NFPA’s Holly Burgess

About this episode

Holly Burgess of NFPA discusses how certifications and training can help employers in the skilled trades recruit and retain employees.

The skilled trades have long-standing issues with recruiting and retaining employees. Could certifications and training help employers keep good workers? Holly Burgess of NFPA joins the Buildings Podcast to explore how professional development can be highly attractive to prospective and current employees.

People in this episode

Guest: Holly Burgess

Topics covered

• skilled trades
• employee retention
• certifications
• professional development
• training

Keywords

• skilled trades
• employee retention
• certifications
• training
• professional development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFPA

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