Skilled Trades

Skilled Trades are occupations built around specialized technical, mechanical, construction, manufacturing, or maintenance skills often developed through apprenticeship or vocational training. A continuing Skilled Trades story can connect workforce services to industrial trades; it may also examine electricians as part of the same subject. The Michigan relevance of Skilled Trades can be visible through plumbers, with machinists and welders adding operational or public context. The continuing scope of Skilled Trades may include tool and die; it can also intersect with apprenticeship training.