In the summer of 2024, more than 400 high school students participated in Los Angeles County Skilled Trades Summers, a program offering hands-on skilled trades training programs in automotive tech, carpentry, construction, solar installation and welding. Some program participants earned advanced industry credentials that can lead to entry-level employment. Others earned college credits. By using … Continued
This summer, 17 teenage students who live at Jordan Downs, one of the largest public housing communities in Los Angeles, completed a summer skilled trades program focused on carpentry, electrical, plumbing and welding. The goal of the program was to give the students hands-on experience and essential skills that can lead to future employment in … Continued
This summer, students across Los Angeles County are getting paid while earning valuable credentials in skilled trades, such as construction, welding and solar panel installation, as part of an expanding initiative to offer students pathways to good-paying jobs in industries seeing booming demand. L.A. County Skilled Trades Summers was launched by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, … Continued
There are now more than 130 skilled trades teachers across the United States who have won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Prizewinners in the News is a roundup of recent news stories featuring prizewinning teachers. The Welder Teacher Profile: Prizewinner Brent Tuttle This month The Welder featured a story … Continued
This summer marked the third year of The Sunrise Wyoming Project, an initiative started by 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence® winner Troy Reichert. Reichert’s vision in 2021 seemed simple: simple: create a summer camp for high school students to learn construction skills by revitalizing historic sites in Sunrise, WY, once … Continued