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All new for this year, the show is celebrating Trade Day on Sunday, September 22 with complimentary admission on to those in a skilled trade or students enrolled in a vocational school, with ID. It’s all part of the show’s recently launched partnership with skilled-trade advocate Mike Rowe, best known as the creator and host of Dirty Jobs.
Rowe has partnered with Mike and his foundation, the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to help bring attention to a challenge facing the home improvement industry: the widening skills gap and need for more students to pursue a career in skilled trades.
According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 75% of construction companies nationwide are having trouble finding qualified workers. “It was Mike Rowe’s work with his foundation and the fact that he has become an important voice in sounding the alarm around the skilled trade gap, that drew us to this partnership,” explained Tom Baugh, CEO of Marketplace Events.
As part of the show’s commitment to support local builders and skilled tradespeople, Trade Day is on Sunday, September 22 with complimentary admission on to those in a skilled trade or students enrolled in a vocational school, with ID.
Mike Rowe: Honestly, I don’t think I have one. If there’s something I really want to say, I’ll find a way to jam it into another answer. I can tell you however, that I’m awash in gratitude whenever an interview concludes, without being asked to describe my dirtiest job. Which is why this exchange has been much better than average.
Posted: September 18, 2019
All new for this year, the show is celebrating Trade Day on Sunday, September 22 with complimentary admission on to those in a skilled trade or students enrolled in a vocational school, with ID. It’s all part of the show’s recently launched partnership with skilled-trade advocate Mike Rowe, best known as the creator and host of Dirty Jobs.
Rowe has partnered with Mike and his foundation, the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to help bring attention to a challenge facing the home improvement industry: the widening skills gap and need for more students to pursue a career in skilled trades.
According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 75% of construction companies nationwide are having trouble finding qualified workers. “It was Mike Rowe’s work with his foundation and the fact that he has become an important voice in sounding the alarm around the skilled trade gap, that drew us to this partnership,” explained Tom Baugh, CEO of Marketplace Events.
As part of the show’s commitment to support local builders and skilled tradespeople, Trade Day is on Sunday, September 22 with complimentary admission on to those in a skilled trade or students enrolled in a vocational school, with ID.
Mike Rowe: Honestly, I don’t think I have one. If there’s something I really want to say, I’ll find a way to jam it into another answer. I can tell you however, that I’m awash in gratitude whenever an interview concludes, without being asked to describe my dirtiest job. Which is why this exchange has been much better than average.
Posted: September 18, 2019