Trade school curriculums - how could they be better?

CharlesKuang

Curious if folks have any ideas on how the trades could be better taught. I'm looking at plumbing programs here in New York City and a lot of them are half theory/half hands-on. The ones I'm looking at are 900 hours, so that's like 450 hours of Zoom (does not sound fun).

GGross

Apprenticeships through union are the best way that I have seen. It's a commitment on par with college typically but you are working and being paid the whole time and when you are done you have options. Being union affiliated has some big advantages if for nothing else than the experience you get.

pecmsg

https://ua.org/join-the-ua/find-a-local-union/

hot_rod

a good friend was a teacher at a community technical college for many years, solar and hydronics

Before he retired a few years back he noted a majority of the 1st year students could not solve a basis math problem. That makes for a steep hill to climb for plumbing and heating students. Maybe some better testing and prerequisites