Here’s what you need to know about electronic technician training, including how much it costs, how long it takes and the salary you can earn once you finish your training program.
If you’re a parent of a teen who has just revealed a desire to go into the skilled trades, there’s reason to celebrate. Here are 5 reasons, and our e-book contains more.
Few work arrangements are as mutually beneficial as on-the-job training. Workers earn while they learn new skills and trainers shape how tasks get done.
By Mary Lou Jay Manufacturing jobs pay well. According to Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, manufacturing workers at every education level earn more, on average, than workers in other blue-collar and skilled-services
By Katherine Gustafson America has a skills problem, or more accurately, a massive skills gap. There are too many open jobs and too many job hunters with skills that don’t match up. Even those who
Welcome to SkillPointe, a comprehensive resource for anyone looking for work or training in the skills-based world. Watch the video to learn your way around the site.
Being a plumber runs in the family for Shawn Powell, whose father and grandfather were both plumbers. So it's not surprising that Powell, a master plumber for Superior Water and Air in the Salt Lake
Adolfo Terrero wasn’t always an electrician, but thanks to an on-the-job training program he’s learned how to do everything from installing breakers to wiring electricity for an entire house. He’s now growing in his career
As an electrician, Michael Crawford saw all the possibilities of the solar industry. Now he has a job as a solar technician, and he's glad he took the leap.
Donovan Embry describes what it's like to be a pipefitter, including the skills involved, misconceptions about the job and what makes him proud after a day's work.
Todd Clements explains what it's like to be a steamfitter, creating piping systems for high-pressure industrial processes. He explains how he got into this line of work and more.
My name is Vince McGill, and I'm a welder at Lincoln Electric. I graduated high school when I was 16 years old. When I was going to school, we were pushed towards getting a four-year
Zachary Gooch has been a surveyor and mapping technician for about four years. During that time, he's discovered that his job title causes a surprising amount of confusion. Gooch, 37, who works for Gustin, Cothern
Getting blood drawn prompts an array of different reactions. Some people are scared, some cry, and others don't skip a beat. But no matter the situation, it helps when the person drawing the blood is
Jack Jaeger is only 22 and he's already a well-regarded industrial machinery mechanic. His troubleshooting ability helped him decide early on what he wanted to do.
Josefina Barco works at Midtown Dental Center in Atlanta as a dental assistant. The 41-year-old began working as a dental assistant in 2010. Why did you get into this line of work? And did you
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