The Lost Art Of the Skilled Trades
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The AI Data Center Boom Is Hiring Tradespeople, Is It Building Careers?
Sep 15, 202612 min
Inside IUPAT: Glazing Careers, Mentorship, and the Trade Nobody Talks About
Sep 8, 202638 min
What Actually Makes an Apprenticeship Program Work
Sep 1, 202647 min
The 700,000 Mechanic Shortage No One's Talking About
Aug 26, 202631 min
You Don't Have a Hiring Problem. You Have a First 90 Days Problem.
Aug 11, 202631 min
Fixing Helicopters for a Living: How Miyah Spade Started in Aircraft Maintenance
Aug 4, 202623 min
The Trades Need Workers. So Why Can’t People Get Hired?
Jul 21, 202652 min
What It Takes to Become a Female Aircraft Mechanic
Jul 14, 202624 min
Training 25,000 New Electricians in North Carolina with David Etzwiler
Jul 7, 202634 min
Planes Can’t Fly Without Aircraft Mechanics — And We’re Running Out of Them with John Goglia
Jun 30, 202629 min
Why Apprentices Quit in the First 30 Days with Glenda Rahn
Jun 23, 202626 min
Aircraft Mechanics Are in Massive Demand—Why Aren't More People Entering the Industry? | Bret Oestreich, AMFA
Jun 16, 202641 min
A Gen Z Tradesman Just Called Out His Own Generation
Jun 9, 202638 min
They Sign Off So You Can Take Off: Inside Aircraft Maintenance with Evita Garces
Jun 2, 202627 min
The Military-Style Trade School Changing the Workforce Game
May 26, 202634 min
Why Aviation Maintenance Is the Next Generation's Best-Kept Career Secret | Jennifer Radtke, Boeing
May 19, 202631 min
Data Centers Are Booming and Pipe Welders Are in Demand — Here's How to Get In
May 12, 202649 min
Inside Aircraft Maintenance Careers: Pay, Pathways & the Fight to Keep Talent (with AMFA)
May 5, 202641 min
What SkillsUSA Builds That Employers Actually Need | Serenity Satterfield
Apr 28, 202649 min
Everyone Talks About Supporting the Trades. SupplyHouse Actually Does It
Apr 21, 202645 min
What the Trades Don't See (But We Do) | Aaron Witt, BuildWitt
Apr 14, 202656 min
What Happens After 30 Years in the Trades? | Herb Sargent
Mar 31, 202638 min
300,000 Welders Short and It's Getting Worse
Mar 24, 202634 min
Sarah Stork Started Welding at 32… Now She Builds Steel Sculptures
Mar 17, 202638 min
Why HVAC Technicians Can’t Afford to Skip Steps Anymore | Jay Henderek, ESAB
Feb 24, 202618 min
Why the Best Tradesmen Never Cut Corners with John Henderson of ESAB
Feb 17, 202621 min
Why Some People Succeed in the Trades — And Others Don’t
Feb 4, 202632 min
What Actually Separates the Best Plumbers (Character Over Skill)
Jan 27, 202627 min
Why Welding Is Losing Young Talent (And How to Fix It)
Jan 20, 202651 min
You’re Not Who We Want Out Here: A Woman’s Reality in the Skilled Trades
Jan 13, 202627 min
How to Build a Career in Aircraft Maintenance (FAA Certified, In-Demand)
Jan 6, 202644 min
Welding Workforce Shortage: How to Get Into the Welding Trade & Where Welding Jobs Are Headed
Dec 30, 202517 min
Plumbing, Pressure & Competition: Lessons from A WorldSkills Competitor with Charles Goede
Dec 9, 202515 min
The Truth About Plumbing Careers — Purpose, Pay & Starting at 40
Dec 2, 202524 min
Why Union Careers Win: Pension, 401(k), and Healthcare Benefits Explained w/ Tom Bigley
Nov 18, 202524 min
Inside Home Depot’s $50 Million Commitment to America’s Skilled Trades
Nov 11, 202535 min
From Trader Joe’s to Trades: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start Over with Brandon McKane
Nov 4, 202532 min
Miller Welding Cobots Are Creating More Welding Jobs with Sam Noland
Oct 21, 202539 min
Welding the American Dream: How John King Built Success Without College or Connections
Oct 14, 202545 min
AI Isn’t Taking Your Welding Job with Tyler Sasse, Western Welding Academy
Sep 30, 202549 min
How Lowe’s Is Investing $50 Million to Build the Next Generation of Tradespeople
Sep 23, 202537 min
Women in Welding: Breaking Barriers in Skilled Trades Careers with Shanen Aranmor
Sep 16, 20251h 3m
Building Trades Careers for Autistic Youth: Employment & Advocacy w/ Danny Combs
Sep 9, 202539 min
Building High Paying Trade Careers: How Manufacturing Can Make a Comeback in America w/ Roger Atkins
Sep 2, 202549 min
From Nurse to Mechanic: Why Women Belong in the Trades with Desiree Hill
Aug 26, 202542 min
High-Paying Plumbing Trade Careers & Apprenticeship Paths w/ Daniel Quinonez
Aug 12, 202549 min
How Women Are Breaking Into STEM and the Skilled Trades w/ Destiny Simone Adams
Aug 5, 202533 min
Why Gen Z Is Choosing Trades Over College w/ Mark Hedstrom (SkillsUSA)
Jul 29, 202538 min
RV Technician Career Path, Training, Salary with Curtis Hemmeler on Skilled Trades Careers
Jul 23, 202556 min
Josh Nieves on Electrician Careers, Union Access & Trades Mentorship
Jul 15, 20251h 1m