ICYMI: McKeesport Fire Department has donated used equipment valued at more than $10,000 to McKeesportโs Career and Technology Center as part of a new effort to develop a program to train first responders.
School director and #McKeesport firefighter Matthew Holtzman said the materials could be used to help teach rescue classes.
Adam Reinherz reports: https://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=4026
#Bluecollar is in. 10 high-paying #jobs that don't require a degree.
Two in five #GenZers are pursuing blue-collar #work, rejecting the collegiate path and learning trades, according to a May 2025 survey of 1,434 young adults by #Resume Builder.
#Vocational and #tradeprograms are booming, federal data shows.
One reason is a perception that #bluecollarjobs pay well, and that #college costs are becoming prohibitive.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/09/high-paying-jobs-no-college-degree/87128956007
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Plans unveiled for new pre-16 Vocational Centre in Port Talbot
A vacant Victorian school building in Velindre, Port Talbot, could soon be repurposed into a bilingual pre-16 Vocational Centre offering practical training, qualifications, and career pathways for young people.
The scheme, subject to planning approval, is part of the councilโs Strategic Schools Improvement Programme (SSIP) and would see the former Education Learning Resource Centre (ELRS) brought back into use as a state-of-the-art learning environment.
Artistโs impression of the new Vocational Centre in Port TalbotAccording to a spokesperson for Neath Port Talbot Council, the centre aims to offer โa diverse range of disciplines, from plastering, bricklaying, hairdressing, animal care, and catering, to emerging opportunities through AI, creative industries and digital media.โ
Purpose-built learning pods would provide hands-on, practical training, alongside work-related experiences with local businesses and the use of virtual reality to explore careers of the future.
โWe want learners to access the most advanced technology and gain insights from local businesses in these fields, so they are ready for the jobs of tomorrow,โ the council spokesperson added.
Facilities would also be available for community use, creating a shared hub for skills and development.
The proposed net zero design includes green landscaping, a covered courtyard with trees and plants, and a focus on sustainability throughout.
The project is designed to support the Curriculum for Wales for learners aged 14โ16, and to prepare schools for the new vocational qualification framework launching in September 2027.
#AI #animalCare #bricklaying #Catering #creativeIndustries #CurriculumForWalesFacilities #digitalMedia #education #EducationLearningResourceCentre #hairdressing #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #plastering #PortTalbot #Velindre #vocational #VocationalCentre #vocationalTraining
๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ค
Shreekant Patil, Startup India mentor and Senior Consultant at NP Council, conducted a ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ Workshop for 35 vocational trainers from Nashik's rural regions on 28th March, 2025.
#ShreekantPatil #JSS #JanshikshanSanstha #Nashik #Entrepreneurship #Workshop #Training #ToT #Govt #Vocational #NIMA #MACCIA #StartupIndia #StandupIndia #Maharashtra #Govtschemes #MSME
The looming labor shortage means a sustainable path to the middle class is in the trades, rather than in a college education (nearing half-a-million dollars for a bachelorโs degree at a state school in 2035) financed by loans.
Instead of asking โwhatโs going to change in 10 years?โ, ask:
โWhatโs NOT going to change in 10 years?โ
Answer: demand for skilled labor in the trades, plumbers, electricians, etc
#education #EdTech #vocational #CareerManagement #skills #labor
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