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Workforce Development & Training

Workforce growth in the crane and heavy lift industry depends on skilled labor, technical training, and long-term talent development. Crane Hub Global reports on crane industry workforce expansion, operator training, technician development, and skilled trades careers supporting construction, infrastructure, energy, and industrial markets worldwide.

Coverage includes apprenticeships, certification programs, workforce development initiatives, leadership training, and safety education addressing recruitment, retention, skills shortages, and career advancement across the lifting sector.

By highlighting workforce readiness and industry training standards, this reporting supports a stronger, safer, and more qualified global crane workforce prepared to meet rising project demand.

Coverage Includes

Crane operator training • Apprenticeships and certification • Skilled trades workforce growth • Recruitment and retention • Safety and leadership development • Global talent pipeline

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Kieran McGovern Raises More Than £9,000 for Prostate Cancer UK

Meagan Wood

Oct 14

Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 X3 Upgrade Expands Gertzen’s Wind Turbine Capability

Meagan Wood

Oct 14

Konecranes Automated Stacking Cranes Ordered for Eurogate Wilhelmshaven

Meagan Wood

Oct 13

Rope and Sling Specialists Launches Industrial Tools, Products and Services Division

Meagan Wood

Oct 13

LGH France Marks First Year in Dreux with Lifting Equipment Open Day

Meagan Wood

Oct 13

Grove GMK6450-1 Dismantles Potain Tower Crane at 72-Metre Radius in Berlin

Meagan Wood

Oct 12

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Latest Crane Industry News

LEEA Military Transition Scheme Helps Jamie Morris Build a Lifting Career

LEEA Military Transition Scheme helps Army veteran Jamie Morris build a lifting career at JK Lifting Equipment through recognised training and qualifications.

Meagan Wood

Oct 84 min read

CM Labs Adds Replay, AI Assistance and Live Results to Intellia Training System

CM Labs has added After-Action Review, AI assistants and a Performance Leaderboard to its Intellia Workforce Training System. The additions give instructors new tools to review simulator sessions, plan exercises and monitor class performance, while providing trainees with guidance during training.

Meagan Wood

Sep 293 min read

NCCCO Foundation Launches Crane Career Advisors Programme

The NCCCO Foundation has launched a new pilot initiative called Crane Career Advisors, designed to connect individuals interested in crane industry careers with experienced professionals already working in the sector.

Meagan Wood

May 143 min read

Ropes for Riggers Initiative Turns Retired Rigging into Workforce Training Scholarships

Ropes for Riggers, a North American non-profit initiative, is transforming retired wire ropes and lifting rigging into scholarship funding for the next generation of heavy-lift professionals. The programme supports workforce development while helping improve industry training and safety awareness.

Meagan Wood

May 124 min read

Manitowoc Mobile Training & Technology Centre Begins North American Tour

Manitowoc’s new Mobile Training & Technology Centre (MTTC) has officially begun its North American tour following its launch at Conexpo. The mobile training unit recently completed its first crane technician training sessions in Salt Lake City, Utah, supporting flexible on-site technical education for crane dealers and rental companies.

Meagan Wood

Apr 303 min read

Liebherr Tower Cranes and Tenstar Expand Partnership to Advance Crane Operator Training

Liebherr Tower Cranes and Swedish simulator specialist Tenstar Simulation have expanded their partnership to enhance crane operator training through advanced simulation technology. The collaboration introduces Liebherr tower cranes into the Tenstar simulator ecosystem, improving safety, efficiency, and scalability for operator qualification programmes worldwide.

Meagan Wood

Apr 164 min read

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