Jan 25, 2022 | Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
There are quite a few trade school career training programs with minimal math requirements. Careers like CDL truck driver, cosmetologist, and HVAC technician all pay well and all require just a little math during training. Trade School Programs Light on Math...
Dec 27, 2021 | Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
There are all sorts of jobs that might be good for students who are attending, or plan to attend trade school. The ones we list here in this article meet 3 basic requirements. Jobs with very little or no ‘off-the-clock’ responsibility. Jobs that have a decent hourly...
Dec 24, 2021 | Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
This article is about going to a trade school or becoming an apprentice to learn your trade. This article isn’t meant to make choices for you, but it will hopefully give you the information to decide which is the better path for you to take—trade school or an...
Dec 13, 2021 | Cost, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Why go to trade school during the evenings or on weekends? You may have daytime obligations, like a job or kids(or a job and kids), that keep you from attending traditional weekday classes. Maybe you’re simply a night-owl and would just prefer classes to be in the...
Dec 6, 2021 | Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Construction managers oversee residential or commercial construction projects from start to finish. As a construction manager, some of the tasks you’ll be doing are: Putting together a cost estimate, budget, and time frame for completion Looking over other contracts...
Nov 6, 2021 | Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Federal Student loans can help cover the cost of trade school or college but they must be repaid. Two US Department of Education loans are The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and The Federal Stafford Loan. The Federal Stafford Loan offered by the...
Nov 1, 2021 | Culinary, Trade Schools
What does a baker or pastry chef do? Pastry chefs rely on their knowledge of how baking works, combined with an innovative and creative mind to make dazzling, mouth-watering, delectable desserts. You’ll research, create, modify, test, develop, and evaluate recipes....
Oct 4, 2021 | Practice Tests, Trade Schools
To pass the GED®, you need to score a minimum of 145 on each module of the exam. By knowing what’s on the exam and its structure, you’ll know what you need to study to be ready for each module. Read on for an outline of the GED exam and click through to take practice...
Sep 24, 2021 | Electrical, Jobs, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
How to get electrical training: Apply to technical school or community college where you can attend an associate degree program in the electrical trades. This is how many skilled trades-people choose to get started so they can begin an apprenticeship program with some...
Sep 10, 2021 | Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools
What is STEM? – Science, technology, engineering, and math, the four building blocks of the STEM careers. STEM is everywhere; but, what is it and why is STEM so important? Oh, and while we’re asking questions, what skilled trade careers would also be considered...