Tag: Registered construction apprenticeships
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The Future is Hands-On: How Apprenticeships Prepare You for Tomorrow’s Jobs
The world is changing fast. Rapid advances in technology, automation, and artificial intelligence have transformed almost every industry, the building trades included. New technologies, such as drones, automated machinery, and laser scanning, are being used more and more in construction projects and are changing the way work gets done.
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Why an Apprenticeship?
With a record-high number of construction jobs available and hiring managers that are happy to hire just about anyone who is able-bodied, you may be wondering: why bother with an apprenticeship? It all depends on your goals. If you simply want a job for the next 6 months or the next year, we’ll be honest:…
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How to Get Started in the Building Trades
You’ve heard about a career in the building trades and know that it’s an exceptional choice, offering great pay, incredible benefits, and almost limitless opportunities. You’re sold (and why wouldn’t you be?).
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Construction industry offers opportunity to work outdoors
Working in the construction industry provides individuals with the opportunity to have a career outdoors. You may find yourself working on high-profile jobs such as professional sports arenas or buildings that define a city skyline.
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College graduate finds lifelong career in the trades
Throughout the country, college graduates are running into a common problem, a lack of work in their desired field. Many students accrue large amounts of student debt and then have no way to pay it off after graduation.
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Earn while you learn: An outstanding benefit of being part of an apprenticeship program
Now that this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is here, we think it’s a good time to focus on one of the best benefits of joining a registered apprenticeship program in preparation for a career: The ability to earn while you learn through a little-to-no-cost training program that teaches real-world skills to set you up for…
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When it comes to building a solid career, there are many reason to turn toward the trades
Adam Grosz could have gone to any college he wanted. He achieved straight A’s in nearly all of his high school classes and scored a 34 on the science portion of the ACT.
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Nation celebrates National Apprenticeship Week Nov. 13 to 17
The U.S. Department of Labor’s National Apprenticeship Week runs through November 17, and it provides an excellent way to recognize the benefits of apprenticeship and how it is helping so many Americans build solid, satisfying careers.
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Many millennials can excel in the trades, economists say
According to economists, not every young person is right for college, and the option to build a career in the trades may be just the answer for many millennials.