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Choosing a path to follow after high school—or
even during high school—can be a nerve-
racking experience, to say the least. Especially
with college costs being what they are today,
and with so much of the educational cycle
aimed at getting students to the point where
they are ready to enter the job market and
commence a lucrative career path, these deci-
sions—about what curriculum to focus on in
high school or which college to go to or what to
declare as your college major—are all extremely
high stakes.
The skilled trades are an oft-overlooked
pathway in this overwhelming landscape of
post-high school planning. The trades are
ignored or bypassed for many reasons, ranging
from myths to unwarranted stigma to the sheer
scope and hard-to-pin-down nature of what
exactly the trades are.
As this book has hopefully shown you, though,
the trades are vast and multifaceted, offering
countless opportunities that span a huge
Conclusion
START YOUR
JOURNEY IN THE
SKILLED TRADES
TODAY!