NCCER in the News: MSN – Carhartt Aims to Boost the ‘Toolbelt Generation’ With Steel Apple Awards

NCCER was recently mentioned in a recent article from MSN.

Article Excerpt:

“This spring Carhartt is dedicating its “For the Love of Labor” grant to support the National Center for Construction Education and Research, a nonprofit construction education foundation. The organization also offers training, assessment, credentials, research and career development programs. As part of its commitment, Carhartt has earmarked $100,000 for the launch and to help expand accredited NCCER’s Career and Technical Education programs across the U.S. That will involve offering its CTE curriculum to some students for the first time. Carhartt is also recognizing five outstanding teachers as the inaugural Steel Apple honorees.

With thousands of U.S. residents in need of plumbers, construction workers, electricians and welders, due to a labor shortage, some would-be college students are opting for vocational schools and careers. Some have been priced out of the college experience and others are drawn by the increased salaries for skilled trades. Interest in such blue-collar jobs among Gen Z is so significant that it has been dubbed “the Toolbelt Generation.””

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