Skilled Trades Need Young Workers. A Look At Technical Education
Plumbers and electricians are essential workers with well-paying jobs. And yet skilled trades face worker shortages and struggle to recruit young people.
This hour, we take a look at vocational education. We talk with a teacher and a student from one of Connecticut’s technical high schools.
And we ask a national expert: what can the Biden administration do to build up a new generation of tradespeople?
We want to hear from you. Do you work in a skilled trade?
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Dave Arnott - Plumbing and Heating Department Head at A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, also heating…
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