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The Wall Street Journal came out with an article earlier this week exploring the growing desire of our next generation of workforce – Gen Z – to enter a skilled trade career. Per the WSJ: “Enrollment in vocational training programs is surging as overall enrollment in community colleges and four-year institutions has fallen. The number of students enrolled in vocational-focused community colleges rose 16% last year to its highest level since the National Student Clearinghouse began tracking such data in 2018. The ranks of students studying construction trades rose 23% during that time, while those in programs covering HVAC and vehicle maintenance and repair increased 7%.” Additional data is also showing the shift. For example, both the number of carpenters and electricians have grown over the last decade and both have seen their average age drop by about 2-3 years. Other trades are also seeing a surge in younger workers. Click here to read the full Wall Street Journal article. For more information on the apprentice programs offered by our Local Unions, go to www.ecainc.org/-apprenticeship.
The Wall Street Journal came out with an article earlier this week exploring the growing desire of our next generation of workforce – Gen Z – to enter a skilled trade career.
Per the WSJ: “Enrollment in vocational training programs is surging as overall enrollment in community colleges and four-year institutions has fallen. The number of students enrolled in vocational-focused community colleges rose 16% last year to its highest level since the National Student Clearinghouse began tracking such data in 2018. The ranks of students studying construction trades rose 23% during that time, while those in programs covering HVAC and vehicle maintenance and repair increased 7%.”
Additional data is also showing the shift. For example, both the number of carpenters and electricians have grown over the last decade and both have seen their average age drop by about 2-3 years. Other trades are also seeing a surge in younger workers.
Click here to read the full Wall Street Journal article.
For more information on the apprentice programs offered by our Local Unions, go to www.ecainc.org/-apprenticeship.