Tag: apprenticeships
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How Apprenticeships Open Doors for Everyone
Feel like a well-paying career is out of reach for you, for one reason or another? Maybe it’s the high cost or time commitment of college that just doesn’t fit with your life right now. Or maybe you’re worried that you don’t have the “right” background, the connections, or even the confidence to dive into…
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America’s New Millionaires: How Skilled Trades are Building Significant Wealth
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted a growing trend: America’s newest class of millionaires includes plumbers, HVAC technicians, and other skilled tradespeople. This story shows that careers in the trades are more than just stable jobs—they’re pathways to high earnings and long-term success.
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How the Trades Shape Our Everyday Lives
When we go about our daily routines, it’s easy to take for granted the comforts and conveniences we rely on – clean water flowing from our taps, electricity powering our homes, smooth roads to drive on, and more. Without tradespeople, we wouldn’t have any of these things, and life would certainly be different!
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The Road to Success: Apprenticeships in the Building Trades
In life, there’s no shortcut to success. Success comes from rolling up your sleeves and putting in the work. But here’s the good news: apprenticeships pave the way, putting you on the right track so you get there sooner. Apprenticeships offer a clear and straight path to a rewarding and successful career.
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Building Your Future: The Fruitful Rewards of a Trade Apprenticeship
As fall arrives and the leaves begin to turn vibrant shades of red and gold (in some parts of the country, at least!), we’re reminded of the harvest season. It’s a time when the hard work and dedication of planting and nurturing pays off with a bountiful yield.
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Apprenticeship Prepares You for a Lifelong Career
Tired of working job after job, feeling like you have little purpose or direction for what lies beyond today or tomorrow? Longing for a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive, earn a great living, and know that your work is important and meaningful? All of this and more is possible through an apprenticeship…
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Construction Trades Apprenticeships Offer Great Opportunities for Transitioning Military
The transition from military to civilian life can be tough. The military is a way of life, not just a job. It’s a way of life that comes with great purpose, passion, belonging, and pride that can be difficult to replicate in a civilian career. And while they are highly trained, experienced, and skilled, transitioning…
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What is an Apprenticeship?
In Fiscal Year 2020, more than 221,000 individuals nationwide entered the apprenticeship system. Apprenticeships are becoming more and more popular, and for good reason! They’re a great way to kickstart a fulfilling career, where you’ll make good money, have great job security, rich benefits, and so much more. Not to mention, apprentices take on little…
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Starting a New Career Doesn’t Have to be Scary
As a kid, the scariest things in life were the dark and things that lived in the dark: goblins, ghouls, monsters under the bed, and ghosts. As we got older, our fear of ghosts and the dark may have faded but we are still often scared of the new or the unknown. If you’ve ever…