Skilled Trades

Key Takeaways Workforce programs for dislocated workers, which include displaced homemakers in Maricopa County, can help pay for approved training. A financial aid administrator can […]

Key Takeaways TWS admission requirements do not include prior mechanical experience, and students receive their tools when they start. HVAC gets harder in specific places, […]

Key Takeaways Maricopa County permits have eased from their 2021 peak, but the county still authorizes tens of thousands of new housing units each year. […]

Key Takeaways A trade career started at 30 leaves roughly 35 working years, and focused training takes about seven months of that time. The first […]

Key Takeaways About 88% of the 40,600 HVAC openings projected each year replace workers who leave the field. Only about 12% come from new positions. […]

Companies building AI infrastructure are on pace to spend roughly $697 billion in 2026 alone. Much of that money goes toward physical buildings full of […]

Nobody signs up for a trade program picturing themselves failing the industry certification exam. This test comes after training and decides whether someone is qualified […]

About 1 in 3 trade apprentices drop out before finishing their first year. Not their first decade. Not after burning out at forty. Year one. […]

AI was cited as the reason for nearly 40% of all announced job cuts in May 2026. That number has climbed every month since January. […]

Two students graduate from different trade programs on the same day. Same certifications, same technical skills, same ambition. One gets a call from an employer […]

Most Arizona high school students have sat through college counseling sessions and been shown one fairly narrow version of what comes after graduation. Trades careers […]

Arizona’s welding workforce is projected to grow over 15% over the next decade, faster than the national average, and that growth is spread across two […]