ABC Hawaii deploys an AI-powered, on-demand technical learning platform as an exclusive membership value-add, empowering local subcontractors, accelerating AEC software proficiency, and modernizing apprentice education across the islands.
Honolulu, Hawaii (August 31, 2026) –Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Hawaii Chapter announces a targeted initiative in collaboration with Global eTraining, the industry’s leading AI-powered digital adoption platform,
This alliance establishes ABC Hawaii as a founding ABC chapter of Global eTraining’s Construction Technology Workforce Initiative to activate advanced digital training infrastructure and directly shape educational content tailored to island-based construction.
Global eTraining is excited to partner with ABC chapters through this initiative to support workforce development and accelerate the adoption of construction technology workflows for their members. Under the vision of “Building Hawaii Together,” the partnership positions ABC Hawaii as a leader in construction workforce development.
With Associated Builders and Contractors estimating that the construction industry needs to attract an additional 349,000 workers in 2026 alone, regional chapters face immense pressure to accelerate workforce readiness. In Hawaii, these pressures are compounded by geographic isolation, inter-island transportation logistics, high operational costs, and the essential need for climate-resilient infrastructure. Through this chapter-specific deployment, Global eTraining addresses a critical operational bottleneck for island contractors: the immediate need for flexible, affordable software proficiency without requiring off-island travel or waiting for mainland training schedules, and the absence of structured learning pathways across field, administrative, and leadership roles.
Previously, island subcontractors and craft professionals needing technical proficiency in specific BIM platforms faced scheduling delays while waiting for traditional local classes to reach minimum group sizes or attempting to coordinate training across different islands.
Furthermore, many smaller member companies lacked their own Learning Management System (LMS) infrastructure to deliver or track employee training.
To eliminate these constraints and cultivate Hawaii’s local talent across Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai, ABC Hawaii is providing access to the Global eTraining platform as a premium value-add exclusive to ABC Hawaii member companies, contractors, apprentices, and chapter audiences.
Local member teams can now validate skills and master approximately 50 Autodesk software titles alongside custom courses built with GeT’s AI-powered Generator tool. This allows them to train on demand at their own pace and ensure project readiness across islands, regardless of team size. Members are encouraged to ask their membership manager for activation details ahead of the official platform launch and showcase at ABC Hawaii’s Technology Forum (“Building in Paradise Under Pressure”) on September 10, 2026.
To power this initiative, GeT is providing ABC Hawaii with comprehensive access to its industry-leading digital adoption platform. The platform features:
- On-Demand Software Training: Instant access to approximately 50 Autodesk software titles (including Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Forma, Civil 3D and more) alongside critical AECO tools and concepts like Procore, Bluebeam, Revizto, Bentley, BIM, laser scanning, GIS, digital twins, AI, and safety protocols.
- Patented Course Building Technology & The Generator: Leveraging GeT’s AI-powered rapid course builder to create industry-specific training.
- Custom Learning Paths: Utilizing Global eTraining’s advanced platform capabilities to deploy structured, trackable learning paths tailored to specific trade disciplines, field roles, administrative teams, and executive leadership.
- General Contractor Access: Allows local GCs to confirm project readiness, close skills gaps, and coordinate workforce capabilities across complex projects.
- Turnkey LMS Infrastructure: Providing member companies without an internal LMS (Learning Management System) full access to enterprise-grade platform infrastructure.
- Full Multi-Language Support: Comprehensive translation capabilities to empower and upskill a diverse construction workforce.
- Autodesk Managed Training Program (MTP): ABC Hawaii will become an Autodesk Learning Partner, in partnership with ThinkEdu, providing Autodesk-aligned learning, resources, and training support to its members, providing an additional way to support technology adoption, strengthen workforce skills, and help contractors get more value from their Autodesk investment.
“We’re calling it the Building Hawaiʻi Together Workforce Academy — a new way for our whole community to build real skill, right here, at home, running on Global eTraining’s platform. This isn’t only about the field workforce. It’s for the office: project managers, estimators, and bookkeepers who keep our companies running. It’s for the leadership stepping up to run the next job or the next company. Whether you’re a high school grad weighing your first move or making a career change into this industry, there’s a path built for you, and you can walk it on your own time. That’s Building Hawaiʻi Together, plain and simple: closing the distance between where our people start and where they end up.” said Jeff Alameida, President & CEO at ABC Hawaii.
“We are thrilled to anchor this initiative with ABC Hawaii as a Founding Chapter in the Construction Technology Workforce Initiative,” said Lorinda Manegre, Global Director of Partnerships of Global eTraining. “Our AI-powered platform enables organizations to leverage the largest AECO course library and rapidly build custom training faster than ever before. By combining ABC Hawaii’s deep regional leadership and ThinkEDU’s program management expertise with our technology infrastructure, we have crafted a localized model that perfectly serves local apprentices and contractors.”
While ABC Hawaii serves as a key founding chapter for this chapter-led program, Global eTraining is actively expanding this turnkey infrastructure to additional founding chapters nationwide, with broader member access also available through the ABC Tech Marketplace.
As an AI-powered digital adoption platform built to accelerate technology adoption, Global eTraining is proud to be the only training provider available in the Tech Marketplace, offering a standard 20% member-only discount to help organizations implement scalable training programs across their teams.
ABC Hawaii members are invited to attend the September 10 Technology Forum or contact their membership manager directly to activate their access and explore how this platform can support their teams.
As a Diamond Sponsor of AU, Global eTraining invites conference attendees to visit their booth, where the ABC chapter’s leadership will present alongside the GeT team to share insights on workforce readiness. Attendees are encouraged to drop by Booth 5509 to learn more about the initiative firsthand.
Global eTraining helps AECO and manufacturing firms worldwide close skills gaps, confirm project readiness and accelerate digital adoption with the industry’s leading AI-powered online training platform. Our platform enables organizations to rapidly build custom company and project workflow training up to 12 times faster, ensuring the right teams receive the right training at the right time. Using our patented course-building technology, companies can combine their own materials and SOPs with AI and pre-existing Global eTraining content from the industry’s largest AECO training library to create highly targeted learning programs.
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Hawaii Chapter represents merit-shop construction leaders dedicated to fostering a safe, innovative, sustainable, and highly skilled construction workforce across the Hawaiian Islands. As a leading voice for Hawaii’s building and construction industry, ABC Hawaii provides industry advocacy, networking, safety management, and apprenticeship programs designed to empower local contractors and train the next generation of building professionals.
