Finding, hiring, and retaining employees is our industry’s No. 1 concern. We hear it from industry publications, from our partners, and straight from the mouths of our members. In their own words, integrators told us in a recent report that they struggle to: Fill staffing needs for experienced technicians and designers Find and keep Read the full article…
The average NSCA member has at least seven open positions at any given time (nationally, this equals 17,000 open positions). Current industry training programs, such as ESPA, fill only 600 (3.5%) of these positions each year. To help solve this problem, IGNITE was unveiled at the Business & Leadership Conference in 2016. Its focus is Read the full article…
Each year, the NSCA Board of Directors gather together to examine industry dynamics, share feedback they’ve heard throughout the past few months, and brainstorm ways that NSCA can better serve you: our members. During this two-day, focused session, we develop strategic imperatives that guide NSCA staff and volunteers in their efforts to create the most Read the full article…
Rejoining the NSCA staff nearly 11 months ago (after a 10-year stint with AtlasIED) has given me a great opportunity to reconnect with systems integrators and other leaders on the key business issues facing our industry. (At AtlasIED, I was focused on export sales. International business is based on distributor relationships in certain regions or Read the full article…
To help you start the next year off right, NSCA is offering deals on its testing, training, and onboarding tools. Take a look! Technical Assessment Tool Save time, streamline hiring, identify current employees who have extraordinary technical skills, and find the best new candidates by using the online Technical Assessment Tool. During the interview process, Read the full article…
In September, NSCA promised that it was working on an exciting project that would address the frustration we hear constantly: “We can’t find technicians with the skillsets needed to hit the ground running.” No one has the time (or resources) to put toward training technicians on the job anymore. Read the full article…
