Educationally Speaking returns this week and profiles Shawn Johnson, owner of Prestige Electric. He discusses his pathway into the field beginning with junior high school vocational education and his eventual certification as a master electrician. Johnson discusses the labor shortage in skilled trades and how entry into many professions begins with on the job training and apprenticeships.

Educationally Speaking airs weekday mornings at 11:04 on 89.5 FM and is a part of the national American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative.

Find out more at whrv.org or amgrad.whro.org.

 

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