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Early Exposure to Skilled Trades

Right now, America 's workforce is facing a challenge. More than 26 percent of current skilled professionals are at or near retirement age; however, our country's workforce isn't prepared to fill the positions our retiring workers are creating...

Qcells Expansion Puts Focus on Georgia Tech’s iWorks Program

The good news: Northwest Georgia is slated to get a big economic development boost following a major announcement and planned company expansion that promises to create 3,500 new jobs. The challenge: In this still-tight job market, where’s a company...

Be Pro, Be Proud Georgia event held in Burke County

(BURKE COUNTY, GA) - It's stressful for students as they try to figure out what they want to do with their lives.In Burke County, students got a chance to check out some interesting jobs, that are in high demand.The “Be Pro, Be Proud Georgi...

Big rig turns into trade skills simulator for Burke County students

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) Students looking to plan their future got a hands on experience with technical professions.We're the largest agricultural county this side of the Mississippi, so I feel like there's a great need for a large animal vet d...

Be Pro Be Proud Georgia visits Burke County

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Burke County high school students learn trade skill opportunities

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Students challenged to be pro

The Be Pro Be Proud truck made a visit to the Fannin County High School campus Thursday, November 4, so that Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) students could explore several…Follow link to read the rest of the article.Source: ...

Be Pro Be Proud Georgia visits Twiggs County High School

“Be Pro Be Proud Georgia” made a stop at Twiggs County High School Tuesday to share the importance of skills-based professions. Students were able to try different job simulators that exposed them to skills-based jobs like welding and trucking...

Congresswoman Foxx Praises Be Pro Be Proud on Floor of House of Representatives

Find out how these students assembled pipes, welded in their school parking lot

North Forsyth High School students were able to test their vocational skills when a mobile, 40-foot workshop parked outside the school’s doors.Be Pro Be Proud Georgia, an initiative to “[revolutionize] the way people think about the skilled pr...

Be Pro Be Proud Georgia kicks off fall tour in Cherokee

The Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop, a 40-foot rig that showcases numerous technical professions through gamified simulators, is kicking off its fall tour in Cherokee County this week.Be Pro Be Proud’s interactive website and mobile workshop help co...

How To Bring Skills Training To Your Doorstep (Literally!) With Misti Martin of Be Pro Be Proud Georgia

Closing the skills gap and getting students excited about being part of the trades as a career takes more than just providing them with information. It takes having students exposed to the trades through advanced technology, virtual reality simulators, an...