Looking Back at National Careers in Trades Week

SMACNA members were front-and-center in efforts to promote the value of a career in the trades to young people!

The second-annual National Careers in Trades Week expanded its efforts to highlight the future of a career in the trades to youth across the country. This initiative, a joint venture by SMACNA, SMART, ITI, NECA, MCAA, NEMI, SMOHIT, and the Heavy Metal Summer Experience highlighted several SMACNA members giving their own testimonies about a career in the trades.

Take a moment to watch this playlist of SMACNA members:

In addition, SMACNA members were interviewed in several trade publications, including:

ACHR 
Contractor Magazine
Homepros
Retrofit Magazine 
Virginia Focus (Podcast)

 

 


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