In my area nearly every high school including the one I attended offered great programs that for many lead to careers in the trades.
I know several people who were in one of the trades programs who decided it wasn’t for them and seemed to wander aimlessly just like many of my friends who went to university.
Maybe the issue isn’t opportunity for training or trades vs university?
On a side note a skilled trade career can pay very well, but is it reasonable to expect everyone will be a union-member or own a business? Union support seems to be declining in the US and owning and running is business is not for most people.
In my area nearly every high school including the one I attended offered great programs that for many lead to careers in the trades.
I know several people who were in one of the trades programs who decided it wasn’t for them and seemed to wander aimlessly just like many of my friends who went to university.
Maybe the issue isn’t opportunity for training or trades vs university?
On a side note a skilled trade career can pay very well, but is it reasonable to expect everyone will be a union-member or own a business? Union support seems to be declining in the US and owning and running is business is not for most people.