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Skilled Trades Day aims to fix worker shortage

Posted at 7:41 PM, Mar 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-16 20:41:45-04
Wisconsin's construction industry is struggling with a shortage of skilled workers.
 
On Wednesday, students from Kimberly High School and Fond du Lac High School attended "Skilled Trades Day" at Fox Valley Technical College's Oshkosh campus. Local contractors gave the teens hands-on lessons in masonry, pipe fitting, carpentry and electrical work in hopes of getting them interested in pursing a career as a skilled craft worker.