Skilled Trades Education

Why the Trades Need a Cultural Reset to Attract and Retain the Next Generation

The skilled trades are at a critical crossroads. According to an August 2025 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the number of women working in construction and extraction occupations rose to 366,360 in 2024, the highest level ever recorded. Yet despite that growth, women still account for only about 4.3% of construction…

Heating Up the HVAC Industry: Closing the Gaps in Mentorship, Training, and Trust with Joshua Griffin

A rapidly changing HVAC industry is being shaped by refrigerant shortages, a deepening labor gap, and shifting expectations from homeowners. With refrigerant regulations evolving and long-trusted standards like R410A being phased out, contractors and technicians are navigating not only technical complexity, but also a growing need to rebuild trust and transparency with customers. The…

Data Center Sector Opens Doors for Non-Traditional Career Seekers

Rapid expansion in data centers is creating unexpected opportunities for workers without traditional tech backgrounds to fill critical roles

Early Education in Skilled Trades Opens Doors to Solving Workforce Shortages

Hands-on classroom experiences are proving key to filling the nation's critical shortage of skilled trade workers

Empowering the Next Generation Through Trade Education: Building Confidence, Career Paths, and Bright Futures

A growing worker shortage is pushing educators to introduce career pathways in trades earlier than ever before

A Skilled Trades Career Provides a Future-Proof Path

Younger workers are increasingly turning away from four-year degrees to pursue careers that guarantee stable income and immediate job prospects

How to Bridge the Gap in HVAC Careers Through Education and Inclusion: Insights from Nicole Bass

A veteran industry leader shares how practical education and inclusive recruitment strategies are helping fill the skilled trades worker shortage

Reducing the Gap in Skilled Trades Can Be Solved by Boosting Trade Education Initiatives

A generational workforce exodus is forcing industries to rethink how they attract and prepare the next generation of skilled workers

Technology and Education at a Crossroads: Tech Creates Jobs, But Can Education Keep Up? Time to Reform

As technology reshapes the job market faster than schools can adapt, leaders debate whether education systems need a complete overhaul

From DJ to HVAC Digital Media Dynamo: Combining of Digital Media and Skilled Trades with Clifton Beck

A former DJ turned educator reveals how digital storytelling is reshaping how the skilled trades attract and train the next generation

North Park Innovations Takes HVAC into the Digital Tool World

An HVAC equipment maker pivots to digital tools, blending augmented reality and AI to transform how technicians learn their trade

Skills Training with Interplay Learning and Ken Midgett

A veteran plumber turned educator reveals how simulation technology is reshaping workforce development in the trades