Owners are assured of competent craftspersons with state-of-the-art training because of our apprenticeships and education programs. Each contractor and labor organization makes a pledge to "keep working" for the project as part of the Quality Construction Partnership ongoing program. Millions of dollars have been spent in building projects that have had the cooperative spirit of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). Productivity is improved and cost is reduced. The Quality Construction Partnership encourages this cooperative spirit as the over-riding force that brings jobs in on-time and on-budget.