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## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 6-8

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## [The Growing Demand for Trade Workers](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/trade-skills-secrets)

 By [Scott Laslo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/author/scott-laslo) on Feb 25, 2021 8:00 PM

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There are a number of careers spanning multitudes of markets in which the current workforce is aging out and retiring, and there are not enough young, equipped workers to take their place. If more young people do not begin to pursue skilled trades, we are going to see a significant worker shortage in coming years.

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