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Using Explore The Trades Resources in Your Classroom
Who’s ready to learn about the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical trades? We are! As Explore The Trades works to bridge the technical talent gap to these service trades, one of the avenues for this is to ensure that educators feel equipped to speak about the
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Compound Interest: What It Means To You
What financial planners call the “miracle of compound interest” contains both a potential blessing and a curse for young people investing in their future. Compound interest describes what happens to money owed or invested over long periods of time. Here’s the arithmetic in a nutshell.
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Trades Talk – August 2022
At Explore The Trades, we’re passionate about plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical, and bridging the technical talent gap to these trades. In This Issue: Explore The Trades Happy Hour Fundraiser Armstrong Plumbing – Air – Electric and Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center Partner to Build
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ASCA 2022 Recap
Explore The Trades attended the American School Counselor Association Conference in Austin, TX from July 9-12, 2022. This conference brought together over 4,000 counselors, educators, and industry vendors from all over the country. Executive Director Kate Cinnamo and Administrative Coordinator Maddy Sorenson attended and had great
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The Trades Do Not Stand Still
It is remarkable how fast technological progress has accelerated. It’s been only around 12 decades since the Wright Brothers traveled little more than a football field in the first manned flight. Since then, we’ve visited the moon and sent dozens of unmanned space craft to
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Proven Strategies for Training Apprentices
As every trades professional knows, an apprenticeship is one of the most pivotal components of a plumbing, HVAC, or electrical career. During this time, apprentices acquire the skills, experience, and knowledge to be able to add value to their team and help clients solve real
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College Enrollment Continues To Drop
Undergraduate student enrollment in the Spring of this year declined by more than 662,000 students or 4.7% from Spring 2021, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. To date, the undergraduate student body has dropped by nearly 1.4 million students
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Trades Talk – July 2022
At Explore The Trades, we’re passionate about plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical, and bridging the technical talent gap to these trades. In This Issue: · Peaden Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electrical and Tom P. Haney Technical College Partner to Build HVAC Technicians
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Explore The Trades at Skills USA 2022
Explore The Trades attended the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, GA from June 20-24, 2022. This conference brought together over 15,000 students, educators, industry vendors and trades professionals from all over the country. All of these individuals showcased the best of the best in