Education in a Trade

By Phil Benevides

Engaging our youth in the Trades – Advanced Education CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2…    Advanced Education doesn’t mean College Education When your son or daughter embarks on a career in the trades, that doesn’t mean they’re never going to be a student again. In fact they’ll begin as a student or apprentice as they embark…

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Our Youth in the Trades

By Phil Benevides

Engaging Our Youth in the Trades – Supply & Demand Economics I’m not an economist by any means, but the fundamental idea of supply and demand is simple enough for even me to understand.  Again NOT an economist, but here’s a layman’s explanation; the price of something INCREASES as the supply DECREASES. The more rare…

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Engaging Our Youth In The Trades

By Phil Benevides

Engaging our youth in the Trades – Changing our Perceptions   A College Education As a parent, I want what’s best for my children, and for the past twenty years a college education has been touted as the way to ensure a well paying job and good quality of life. In 2012 college graduates over…

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