Giving Compass' Take:

• Education Dive reports on how the construction industry is proving to be an attractive alternative to college for a generation seeking financial stability and entrepreneurial opportunities.

• How might those in the education sector support more trade-based programs? What role would apprenticeships play in this effort?

• Here's why girls-only trade classes are spreading.

On top of the technology disruption and skilled labor shortages already underway, the construction industry is entering a demographic reshuffle as baby boomers continue to retire and a new crowd of young people makes its way to the industry.

Millennials have been, and continue to be, the target of training and recruitment strategies for many construction firms. While the defined age ranges for this generation vary, Pew Research carves out the years 1981 to 1996, putting millennials at ages 23 to 38 this year — well into adulthood and already on a career track, for the most part.

To better attract the next up-and-comers, a number of organizations are turning their focus to a newly defined group of young people: Generation Z. They were born between about 1995 and 2010 (ages 9 to 24), and while the research is early-stage, it looks like the financially prudent, entrepreneurial and hands-on aspects of construction will appeal more to these individuals than their millennial predecessors.

Read the full article about why the construction trades are a draw for Gen Z by Kathleen Brown at Education Dive.