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Comprehensive List of Nation’s Vocational Education Programs Updated
Sonnhalter, a communications firm marketing to the professional tradesman in the construction, industrial and MRO markets, updated its free database of vocational education and technical programs in the US. The current database now lists more than 980 schools and almost 4,700 programs.
• Originally launched in 2015, the vocational program database contains useful and easy-to-read information about each program, including addresses, phone numbers, websites, and more.
• In addition to its new programs, each state in the database is listed separately, and there is also an updated page for national programs and resources.
• Other features include concise and easy-to-sort course titles.
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April 1, 2022The database serves as a tool for companies looking to implement more grassroots campaigns to recruit the next generation of professional tradesmen. The convenient and easy-to-use database is available for download and is designed to be sortable and searchable for a variety of fields, including program type, location, degree type and other important information. (Editor’s note: the database is an Excel spreadsheet.)
Sonnhalter understands the growing concerns faced by those in industry, such as the nation’s skills gap and the struggle to attract young people to the trades after high school. Hopefully, with this latest edition of the vocational education database, companies will have a new tool that will make it easier to reach and inspire the next generation of professional tradesmen.
The database includes these national programs:
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Boilermakers National Apprenticeship Program |
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Home Builders Institute |
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Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) |
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Industrial Safety Training Council |
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
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International Masonry Training and Education Foundation for the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers |
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Ironworkers Training |
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James F. Lincoln Foundation |
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Mike Rowe Works Foundation |
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National Association of Women in Construction |
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Penn Foster Workforce Development |
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Skills USA |
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Teamsters |
https://teamster.org/divisions/building-material-construction-trade |
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Teamsters |
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The American Welding Society |
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North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) |
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The Electrical Training Alliance |
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United Association |
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters |
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Universal Technical Institute |
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US Department of Education |
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Workshops for Warriors |
There is a worksheet of schools for each state in the US, with contact information, school website, and programs available.
To sign up and download Sonnhalter’s updated, comprehensive list of vocational programs in the US, visit http://www.sonnhalter.com/vocational/.
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About the Author: Matt Sonnhalter is Vision Architect at Sonnhalter. Established in 1976, Sonnhalter is a business-to-tradesmen (B2T) marketing communications firm to companies that target professional tradesmen in construction, industrial, and MRO, markets. For more information, please visit Sonnhalter.com.