Items Tagged with 'skilled trades'

The trades offer an incredible career path. But we’re not the ones who need convincing: It’s future employees. 

Technical expertise matters, but trust is what builds loyal customers. Here’s why communication and empathy should be part of every technician's training. 

Launched in 2019 in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, the Metallica Scholars Initiative helps students pursuing careers in the skilled trades gain access to education and training opportunities that lead to meaningful careers and family-sustaining wages.

Google is committing $50 million to help develop training programs across the country to meet the demand for skilled trades workers in HVAC and other sectors. 

In this episode of Beyond the Wrench, Branden Dickey of Conejo Services shares how the company moved from instinct-driven operations to a more disciplined, structured business model.

Among the primary topics discussed during congressional meetings was the need to strengthen workforce development initiatives and expand pathways into the skilled trades.

In the first phase, BlackRock’s Future Builders initiative will deploy $100 million in grant capital to nonprofit and workforce development partners across multiple states over the next five years, reaching 50,000 workers. 

By achieving certification in the ServiceTitan App Marketplace, Contractor Commerce joins a select group of software vendors who have completed the meticulous application process.