Groups of workers and BICSI strengthen their education to compensate for the shortfall of installers

Two prominent labor organizations say it will be difficult in the next decade to find enough qualified personnel to connect the country's commercial buildings with state-of-the-art communication services, especially if it means convincing young people that telecommunication installation is a fundamental element. career is worth pursuing

April 1, 2000
Two prominent labor organizations say it will be difficult in the next decade to find enough qualified personnel to connect the country's commercial buildings with state-of-the-art communication services, especially if it means convincing young people that telecommunication installation is a fundamental element. career is worth pursuing.

According to the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), attracting new talent into professional installation careers is as much about reorienting US attitudes towards the industry of construction and careers of skilled workers than to connect the country to the information age.

"Unfortunately, the prosperity of the past decade and the seduction of high-tech, high-tech wealth have caused many people to forget the honor of the skilled trades and their value in the workplace," said IBEW International President , John Barry.

BICSI (Tampa, FL) is optimistic in its outlook, citing a more qualified workforce that is returning more and more to the classroom.

Joe Jones, responsable de l'éducation chez BICSI, a déclaré que les écoles professionnelles et les collèges communautaires avaient adopté le programme de licences de formation de l'organisation, réservé aux apprentis. Les programmes de formation des installateurs, dit-il, ont ouvert la voie à des approches plus créatives avec les systèmes scolaires, y compris un intense cours préparatoire de 16 heures intitulé "DD100: Introduction aux systèmes de câblage de données vocales", qui a été adapté par le Valencia Community College de Orlando. Le collège a intégré le cours DD100 et le cours d’installation d’apprentis BICSI à son programme de technologie de génie informatique.

BICSI a constaté des signes de pénurie de main-d'œuvre il y a plusieurs années. En 1996, son conseil d'administration a créé un programme de formation et d'enregistrement à trois niveaux pour les installateurs. "La meilleure solution consistait à créer un programme complet, mais abordable, permettant de former des techniciens qui pourraient être productifs au travail dans un laps de temps relativement court", a déclaré Jones. Depuis le lancement du programme en 1997, plus de 6 000 installateurs voix, vidéo et données ont été formés et enregistrés.

Avant de mettre en place son programme, les responsables de BICSI ont constaté que près de 70% de la formation des installateurs reposait sur une approche "en regardant en avant, en cours d'emploi". Mais dans l'environnement de câblage haut de gamme actuel, Jones souligne, "les clients veulent des installateurs et des concepteurs conformes aux normes. L'obligation d'être enregistré BICSI pour répondre aux exigences des offres est sans aucun doute un élément moteur qui répond aux besoins de formation."

Un autre est de l'argent. Bon argent. BICSI est encouragé par le fait que le message parle de l'excellente rémunération disponible pour les installateurs qualifiés. Dans une récente enquête sur les salaires de Cabling Installation & Maintenance, le salaire national moyen des installateurs pour les diplômés du secondaire était de 24 908 $ par an. Mais la moyenne pour ceux qui ont une formation BICSI a plus que doublé pour atteindre 53 944 $. Le Wall Street Journal du 1er février 2000 indiquait que l’installation de télécommunications était l’une des cinq professions les plus dynamiques, soit une augmentation de 48,3% du salaire moyen depuis 1991.

According to NECA / IBEW research, 50,000 additional telecommunications technicians / installers will be needed to meet domestic demand by 2010 - and this only for commercial installations. For their part, trade unions are joining the growing trend of companies to offer intensive apprenticeship training programs. The NECA / IBEW program leads to the certification of the NJATC (National Joint Learning and Training Committee). In addition to a modest salary of between $ 50,000 and $ 75,000 over a three-year period, apprentices receive health and retirement benefits and credits for their education.

Nevertheless, NECA and the IBEW believe that much remains to be done and hope to unite the resources of business, education and labor to help address the apparent shortage of installers. Help may already be on the way. BICSI is a member of the Consortium for the Training of Electronic Systems Technicians, which brings together many low-voltage associations (voice, data and video) in the residential construction and building sector to recruit and train qualified installers. The consortium, in collaboration with the National Training and Research Center in Construction, has created a three-level program for electronic system technicians for use in schools. Its website, www.hightechjobs.org, contains information on the program, recruitment, and a national job bank.

Applauding the desires of groups such as NECA / IBEW, Jones adds, "Any effort to train a better trained workforce is good for our industry, whether it comes directly from BICSI or from other groups or companies in the industry. ".
-Steve Smith

Alibaba AI technology for government office procedures

Chinese administrative services are increasingly saying "complete the procedure in one time", "no need to visit", "can be processed online". In order to improve the profits and convenience of the private sector, such as companies and citizens, the “e-Government Reform” is being promoted silently, delegating authority, and optimizing services. It was triggered by the Chinese government's large-scale “integration of Internet and administrative services” in 2016.

According to estimates by ORIENT SECURITIES, the digitization of government in China has become a market of 272.2 billion yuan (about 4.1 trillion yen) as of 2017. The company has been expanding at a growth rate of 12-17% a year since the last decade.

Hanweb Software, a company with over 10 years of experience in the same field, has promoted smarter administrative services in collaboration with administrative agencies. Data related to administrative services is connected to the private sector, and operations are made online. The government service platform has already been set up in 17 provinces, and several sites such as “National politics service flat (under test operation)” and “Zhejiang politics service network” site, and “Jiangsu provincial service network” mini-program release, etc. Project has been completed. In January this year, the company received strategic investment from Ant Financial, a financial services company under the Alibaba Group.

According to the company's director, Mr. Kim Shin-U, many of the existing administrative services have already been converted to IT, and have shifted from being handled at the counter to being online. The demand for is also increasing. Along with this, many technical issues such as Internet security, parallel processing of projects, and big data analysis have arisen. If AI-related technologies such as face recognition and natural language processing are also utilized, administrative services will be brought online further.

The meaning of “online administration” is also changing year by year. Previously, it was mainly positioned as a public relations window for policies, but in recent years it has been shifting to a position as an “e-government”, and operations that have been handled at the public office window so far can be handled with an integrated online / offline platform. It has become like this.

Mr. Kim believes that the strength of Daehan Software is the achievements he has accumulated in projects with the State Council and many local governments. Market competition is becoming healthy and there is no monopoly by one company. This is due to the complexity of the business itself. There are a wide variety of technologies that are put into the business, the types of related terminals, the data to be managed, and the business content, and a wide range of development capabilities are required in both technical and business aspects. Furthermore, in the business alliance, handover and improvement from the central government to each ministry and from each local government to each department, the business is wide and deep. Companies involved in e-government business have their own special fields and are living wisely with each other.

Ant Financial and its parent Alibaba Group, which invested in Dahan Software, will support the company in many technical aspects such as cloud computing, mobile apps, AI, big data, and network security, and will also promote joint development. . In the future, the company will expand its product lineup, build a nationwide marketing network, and organize a technical team to promote localization, aiming to provide services that are closer to citizens.