Articles Tagged with ''skilled trades''

As the industry marks National Skilled Trades Day, leaders are rethinking training and recruitment to build the next generation of technicians.

From heavy machinery to hands-on demonstrations, the community got a front-row-seat look at the careers that keep the world turning, a press release from Bring Back the Trade said.

With skilled labor in short supply, contractors are facing rising wage pressure and a new reality: keeping talent may be harder than hiring it.

Bringing veterans into the trades isn’t charity; it’s capacity building. They tend to stay longer, care deeply about their work, and invest locally. Every veteran hired strengthens not just a company but the community it serves.

This partnership ensures that the vital work that Mercy Ships is doing goes uninterrupted. 

Women make up only 2-3% of the plumbing workforce and 8% of plumbing apprentices. In construction trades, they hold 3.9% of roles like plumber or pipefitter, a 32% increase since 2016, totaling over 314,000 tradeswomen, according to the Institute of Women’s Policy Research.

The Bring Back the Trades Skills Expo will take place at the Gillette Stadium on October 25, 202

Through Jobber’s 2025 Annual Blue Collar Report campaign, up to $15,000 will be donated to fund vocational school scholarships.