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Inside The Trades
Inside The Trades seeks to find the answers on closing the talent gap and making the skilled trades an attractive destination for the next generation.We see the solution to this problem sits with the youth of today and helping them learn how the skilled trades are a pathway to a lucrative career. We talk with community and business leaders and hear their stories about the education, innovations and technology they're using today to build fulfilling careers. If you are a parent, school administrator or employer looking for ways to highlight the benefits of a skilled trades career please like, follow and share our show. If you have a story to tell that you think will help this mission please reach out to us!
Inside The Trades
ENCORE EPISODE: Misti Martin of Be Pro Be Proud Georgia
Closing the skills gap and getting students excited about being part of the trades as a career takes more than just providing them with information. It takes having students exposed to the trades through advanced technology, virtual reality simulators, and hands-on instruction and learning. Not only does this give young people the opportunity to try something new, but it can be the spark of something they've been looking for that they couldn’t find in a traditional school setting. You can't ignite passion for trades in someone who doesn’t know what's out there.
This is something our guest on today’s episode understood, so she took it upon herself with a team of trusted people and helped launch Be Pro Be Proud Georgia. Misti Martin, President and CEO of Be Pro Be Proud, joins us to let us know all about her initiative to bring mobile workshops to schools to have young students learn about the trades by using cutting edge technology. Many are trying to solve the skills gap, however, Misti is putting action behind her words and going straight to the source.
Tune in to hear about an initiative that works, and how you can find a mobile workshop in your state.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- How Be Pro Be Proud Georgia was created
- What sets Be Pro Be Proud apart from other initiatives
- Incorporating high tech in learning about the trades
- Feedback from schools about the mobile workshop
- How to find Be Pro Be Proud in your state
To learn more about Be Pro Be Proud Georgia, check out their website here!
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