Essel Environmental ’s Post

If you're bilingual and you're in the trades, you have a huge advantage in 2024. Equally, if you are a construction company and you're just turning a blind eye to the fact that the majority of your workforce probably doesn't speak full English, you're also probably turning a blind eye to the fact that that's a big safety risk. Want to know what really sets some construction companies apart? We’ve seen some of our clients helping their current workforce on their job sites by dedicating one to two hours a week to learning Spanish or to learning English. With the majority of Spanish speakers that don't know a lot of English, giving them some tools on a weekly basis to be able to communicate better around the job site has been a great asset. It shows that some of these companies are thinking about it in a different capacity. In the same way for English speakers, in being able to communicate with various trade teams and sub contractors that are primarily Spanish-speaking is just as vital. Give them some tools to show that the investment and the ability to be bilingual is better for the projects from a safety standpoint, as well helping them to work as a cohesive unit together to push the trade forward. Being bilingual is a huge advantage for sure, but at the same time, sometimes it's the company that leads the effort in starting that trend. What initiatives have you see on job sites that are leading the charge? Nik #skilledtrades #construction #bilingual