Tag: Trades
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Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Organizations are launching programs aimed at expanding access to skilled trades at a time when the federal government is predicting above-average growth in these jobs over the next decade. The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which includes information…
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Skilled Trades Are the Ultimate “Remote-Proof”, AI-Resistant Career Path
For decades, our society has overlooked an entire generation of Americans. While Silicon Valley celebrated technological disruption and universities churned out knowledge workers, we neglected the very people who quite literally built this country: the electricians, plumbers, welders and carpenters. The backbone of American infrastructure faded into the background in an economy obsessed with screens…
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US companies collaborate to grow skilled trades workforce
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The CEOs of Carrier Global Corp. and Lowe’s are leading a Business Roundtable workforce initiative announced this summer to address worker shortages in the skilled trades. The program will focus on trades in four industries:…
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DPR Construction Hosts Design Camp for Girls to Address Women’s Underrepresentation in Trades
DPR Construction and Girls Inc. partnered to host a two-day Design & Build Camp at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, introducing 25 girls aged 10-14 to construction careers through hands-on activities and jobsite experiences. DPR Construction and Girls Inc. hosted a Design & Build Camp at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia project site Aug. 5-6, providing…
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Massachusetts awards skilled trades grants, approves private apprenticeship program
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The state of Massachusetts in the past week made a series of moves, including the awarding of school grants and approving a public-private training program, aimed at alleviating the skilled trades shortage and bolstering apprenticeships. The state…
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Employers’ emphasis on skilled trades lost on Gen Z: Harris poll
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A mismatch exists between the importance employers are putting on skilled trades and how the generation that’s newly joining the workforce views those jobs, a Harris poll finds. Gen Z, the oldest members of which are 28,…
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Construction Ready Program at Aerotropolis Prepares Students for Skilled Trades Careers
A new cohort of 20 local students is getting hands-on experience in the skilled trades this summer thanks to a fully funded, 20-day job training program hosted at the Aerotropolis in East Point, Georgia. In partnership with the nonprofit Construction Ready, the program is helping prepare participants for in-demand careers in construction and the trades—many…
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TikTokers promote the construction trades to young workers
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the social media platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the construction industry find its next…
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Philadelphia Phillies, NEST host 2nd Skilled Trades All-Star program
The Philadelphia Phillies and NEST, the pioneer of integrated facilities management, will once again join forces to present the second annual Skilled Trades All-Star Program—an immersive, hands-on event designed to educate and inspire Philadelphia middle school students about career opportunities in the skilled trades. The event, which took place June 3, 2025 at Citizens Bank…
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Phillies, NEST Host 2nd Skilled Trades Event for Youth
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The Philadelphia Phillies and NEST, the pioneer of integrated facilities management, will once again join forces to present the second annual Skilled Trades All-Star Program—an immersive, hands-on event designed to educate and inspire Philadelphia middle school students about career opportunities in the skilled trades. Taking place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Citizens Bank Park,…