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Amy Lawrence: Sep 16, 2020 9:00:00 PM
The earliest recorded example of welding we know about dates back to 2,000 B.C. during the Bronze Age. How do we know this? Historians found small gold circular boxes that show evidence of welding. These welders forge-welded two pieces of metal...
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Amy Lawrence: Sep 9, 2020 9:00:00 PM
The tides of enrollment in trade schools and universities seem to be shifting. Rates of enrollment in traditional four-year colleges and technical...
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Amy Lawrence: Sep 2, 2020 9:00:00 PM
If there are two sectors of industry in the United States that feel like they will continue to grow in need and importance, they’re health and...
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 26, 2020 9:00:00 PM
Maybe you’re intrigued at the prospect of joining the world of information technology (IT) support but worried you don’t have the technical skills to...
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 19, 2020 9:00:00 PM
At any point in time, there are as many as three million unfilled trade jobs in the U.S., with more than 500,000 in manufacturing alone. When jobs...
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 17, 2020 9:00:00 PM
In recent years, career and technical education programs have become an increasingly important part of our American education system.
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of medical assistants is expected to grow 23 percent between 2018 and 2028 in the United...
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 10, 2020 9:00:00 PM
Weeding through information about financial aid can be confusing. What funding, grants and loans are you eligible to receive? Where do you even begin?
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Amy Lawrence: Aug 5, 2020 9:00:00 PM
If you’re considering a career in construction or carpentry, you may want to think about pursuing a job in green building construction.
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Amy Lawrence: Jul 7, 2020 9:00:00 PM
Between months spent in boot camp, years of overseas deployment, and sometimes over a decade of service, it’s easy to say that — for many people —...
