The building trades, which include the electrical trades, are more than just jobs—they’re life-changing careers. Learn about the incredible opportunities, benefits, and success stories that make the trades a path to stability and growth. Whether it’s financial freedom, hands-on work, or long-term potential, the trades have something for everyone. Dive in and learn more!
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For The Times They Are A-Changin’
If you scan the shelves of your favorite bookstore or search the internet for literature related to the current state of the university, the quality of college education, or the student loan dilemma, you will find publications with titles that may make you rethink your current view of higher education, including:
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Short History of Why College Got So Expensive and What You Can Do About It
Let’s say you go to college, get a degree, and get a good job making a decent living— that’s the best case scenario right? You are now on your way to living the American Dream, but wait, are you?
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Poll finds more Americans believe college not worth the cost
A September Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey shows more Americans believe a four-year college degree is not worth the cost.
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Find Fulfillment in the Construction Industry
It’s not a secret anymore. The U.S. needs more construction workers. Not only that, but the young men and women coming out of high school and college might be exactly the people to fill this economic gap.
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Department of Labor recognizes job openings in construction industry
A recently published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated a massive need for construction workers in the months of May and June. According to the BLS report, in June, there were over 225,000 jobs available in the construction industry throughout the United States. This data confirms a number of recent media reports…
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Veterans Find Golden Opportunity in the Building Trades
Discipline, hard work, commitment; these are just some of the attributes that military veterans have that transfer perfectly to careers in the skilled trades. Military members and veterans are the perfect candidates for careers in the skilled trades, they are punctual, disciplined, and task oriented. They know how to work with others to get things…
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If You Are an Artist, You Should Consider Becoming an Artisan As Well
Are you an artist? Do you make art? Do other people tell you you are artistic? Do you get excited when you get new materials to work with, or better yet, when you find new materials and use them to create a piece of art? An artist is someone who looks at the world differently,…
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Re-engaging the disenchanted, disembodied Millennial generation with real work
Much of the work that is currently available to millennials takes place in the digital world, it is unreal, it is disembodied, and it does not engage the senses, which means the results of this kind of work are rarely seen. This separation between the work one does and the results of that work, the…
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The Trades could be your best fit
Are you interested in learning how things are made, buildings are constructed, or about the hidden processes and systems that make the world run? Are you interested in studying devices and systems and figuring out how they work, or solving problems that other people don’t care about or just can’t solve?
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U.S. News and World Report ranks the most in-demand construction jobs
Does the thought of sitting in a college classroom for four years seem unappealing? Do you hate writing long term papers? Are you worried about finding a good job so you can move out of your parent’s house?