{"id":8238,"date":"2026-04-21T13:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&#038;p=8238"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:39:04","slug":"skilled-trades-for-students","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/skilled-trades-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Oficios calificados para estudiantes"},"template":"","class_list":["post-8238","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":8332,"quote":"The importance of exposing young people to skilled trades cannot be overstated.","citation":"Alicia Dennis, director of Labor Relations at United Way for Southeastern Michigan","topic":false,"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"United With Labor","heading":"Skilled Trades for Students","summary":"On April 25, Youth Skilled Trades Education (YSE) Day will encourage ages 13 \u2013 19 to explore careers in skilled trades.","image":8332,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"United Way for Southeastern Michigan\u2019s Labor team is hosting a Youth Skilled Trades Education (YSE) Day on April 25, designed for ages 13 \u2013 19 to explore skilled trades as a not just a job, but a life-long career.\r\n\r\nBy <a href=\"https:\/\/bringbackthetrades.org\/press-release\/new-research-data-reveals-nearly-1-4-million-trades-jobs-25-to-be-open\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThis%20isn't%20just%20a%20report%20%E2%80%94%20it's,and%20CEO%20of%20Bring%20Back%20the%20Trades.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2030<\/a>, millones de trabajos calificados estar\u00e1n disponibles debido a las jubilaciones y muchos oficios calificados no podr\u00e1n ser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tws.edu\/blog\/skilled-trades\/skilled-trades-careers-that-cant-be-outsourced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">externalizado<\/a>. Con seguridad laboral en casa, alguien que pueda construir infraestructura tambi\u00e9n tiene la oportunidad de aplicar esas habilidades a nivel mundial.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image":{"image":8333,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u201cNuestros pr\u00f3ximos millonarios ser\u00e1n electricistas\u201d, dijo la Dra. LaShawn English, directora de la Regi\u00f3n 1 del United Auto Workers (UAW), durante la reciente <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/labor-in-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El trabajo en acci\u00f3n<\/a> panel. \u201cTrade jobs will never be taken over by AI, so teaching kids that basketball or football is the only way out\u2014 it's not.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe 2026 YSE Day will have more trades equipment on-site than ever, featuring painters, electricians, welders, plumbers, HVAC technicians and cosmetologists. In between a light breakfast and lunch, students will engage in hands\u2011on activities to get a real feel for the skilled trades environment.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_promo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_promo":{"":null,"title":"\"Our next millionaires are electricians.\"","abstract":"","links":null,"button":"","button2":"","image":8259,"reverse":false,"color":"red","id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u201cThe importance of exposing young people to skilled trades cannot be overstated,\u201d said Alicia Dennis, director of Labor Relations at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. \u201cThey represent the next generation of electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, painters, and utility workers\u2014 professions essential to the strength and sustainability of our communities.\u201d\r\n\r\nPartners supporting this year\u2019s YSE Day include: American Postal Workers Union (APWU), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) DCM 1, Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Millwrights &amp; Carpenters, Plumbers, United Auto Workers (UAW) and Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA).","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image":{"image":8262,"helper_width":"medium"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>\u00bfPOR QU\u00c9 OFICIOS?<\/h3>\r\nMany union members champion the importance of introducing young people to trades. Business Agent and Bricklayer at International Union of Bricklayers &amp; Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Local 2, Ryan Harmon, expressed that trade professions provide crucial financial security in tough times.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe top is giving people thoughts and prayers but those don\u2019t pay the bills and never have\u2014 the trades do,\u201d said Ryan. \u201cI\u2019ve been 25 years in local trades; I know that people who get into trades can start to make their bills.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_promo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_promo":{"":null,"title":"\"I know that people who get into trades can start to make their bills.\"","abstract":"","links":null,"button":"","button2":"","image":8281,"reverse":true,"color":"white","id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Not only do trades pay the bills, but there are additional benefits to being a union member. Labor advocate and former president of the Detroit-Metro AFL-CIO, Rick Blocker, spoke to union participation as key to securing a comfortable retirement.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m living on a union pension and a lot of people in this room won\u2019t have the benefit of a union pension,\u201d said Rick. \u201cUnion members make more money than non-union members, but 94% of people in the private sector are not union members.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have to work hard for change.\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_promo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_promo":{"":null,"title":"\"Union members make more money than non-union members.\"","abstract":"","links":null,"button":"","button2":"","image":8266,"reverse":true,"color":"red","id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u00bfDesea registrarse para el D\u00eda YSE? 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