Of course the story centers on a woman.
With the introduction of AI in the business world, vocational training is the way for most young people to go...
With the introduction of AI in the business world, vocational training is the way for most young people to go...
I think the primary reason apprenticeships are growing is not just because the standard 4 year college degree sucks due to leftism, but the standard trade school tries to inject subjects into the curriculum that have nothing to do with the trade being learned.
I went to a trade school for mechanics that taught only the subjects necessary for the trade. Back then it was called a Vocational Technical School. The jerks then added all sorts of garbage subjects to the curriculum and retitled the school a Technical College. And of course lefty subjects were added to the mix.
Going to work as an apprentice means you get to learn from masters of the trade and get a wage at the same time without the political indoctrination or huge tuition debt. It’s a win win.
One of the most under-utilized trade institutions is the US military. A high school friend of mine went into the Air Force while I went to college and on for a Ph.D. and university teaching. He stayed in for 7 years and was a jet engine mechanic. He always made twice as much as I did after leaving the military and going with United.
I am glad that kids and, importantly, their parents, are finally waking up to the colossal scam that most (yes, most) colleges are these days. College is not a ticket to a six figure income for probably half to two thirds of the kids who go. And trade schools are increasingly teaching classes that are more sophisticated. The old delineation that college was about studying books and trade school is about working with your hands is increasingly blurred.
The college bubble needs to burst. There needs to be a massive shake out and a number of C-rate colleges need to close or be dramatically cut back. And the administrative staff of most colleges needs to be cut in half or more. There needs to be depression in higher education to get it back on track.
One of the community colleges in Nashville offers a program in aseptic manufacturing. Graduates work in pharmaceuticals, medical device, food industries.
I thought that was unique and a great way to have a career that couldn’t be farmed out easily to fence jumping “newcomers”.
And men in particular are waking up to this fact. At the two small state universities near us here in the Midwest, their enrollments this year are 63% and 61% female. On top of that, both have seen overall enrollments cut in half in the last 15 years.
Meanwhile, a nearby 2-year state technical college just set another enrollment record, and its students are 85% male. Its most popular degrees are HVAC, diesel tech, welding, and electrical technology.
Do they then join the international workers party when they matriculate?
Exactly.
Exactly.
You’re right - great news. Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) has scholarships available for students who are interested in the trades...he said this summer there were “millions” of dollars available for those interested...