National Careers in Trades Week Leads to Wall Street Journal Coverage and Hilger, Simon Interviews

Article talks about work force development and how heightened efforts to recruit high-schoolers into professions such as plumbing, electrical work and welding have helped spur a revitalization of shop classes in many districts.

SMACNA CEO Aaron Hilger and Angie Simon, co-founder of the Heavy Metal Summer Experience, were featured in a recent piece in the Wall Street Journal on revitalizing shop classes in the United States.

Heightened efforts to recruit high-schoolers into professions such as plumbing, electrical work, and welding have helped revitalize shop classes in many districts. The private sector is partnering with high schools to enable students to work part-time, earn money, and get academic credit.

The piece looks at SMACNA’s and HMSE's efforts, as well as the experience of a high school in the Philadelphia area and how its tech students are in high demand for their skillset.

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