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Maryville High School students encouraged to 'Be Pro Be Proud' with trades tou
Maryville High Schools students had opportunities this week to try welding, driving an 18-wheeler, moving dirt with an excavator, working from a lineman’s bucket truck and more, all safely with simulators and virtual reality.The Be Pro Be Proud tour...
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Be Pro Be Proud visits Rock Springs Middle School
Eighth-grade students at Rock Springs Middle School spent two days going rotating through the simulators aboard the Be Pro Be Proud of Tennessee mobile lab. See a video of the visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa74a8Tn4QE
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The Tennessean: Virtual reality trade simulators prepare Tennessee students to enter workforce
Nashville TennesseanBy: Katie Nixonhttps://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2023/11/29/tennessee-students-try-trades-on-mobile-workshops-statewide-tour/71301240007/More people are leaving the trades workforce than entering.For every five retirin...
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Sumner County Schools launches innovative program to cultivate skilled workers
Read the full article from News Channel 5 HEREGALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In a bid to prepare young students for the world of trade careers, Sumner County Schools has introduced an exciting initiative aimed at bridging the impending skills gap in the w...
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Be Pro Be Proud Tennessee launches in Gallatin
Read the full article from Gallatin News HERESumner County Schools (SCS) was showcased at the state launch of ‘Be Pro Be Proud Tennessee,’ a mobile workshop last week at Vol State Community College. It was a first look at the new cutting...
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Be Pro Be Proud mobile workshop travels through TN amid skilled workforce crisis
Read the full article from WKRN News HEREGALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Tennessee races to keep up with the growing workforce demand, a new program is making its way through the Volunteer State.Be Pro Be Proud aims to inspire the next generation of ski...
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Be Pro Be Pround Tennessee Mobile Technical Career Workshop geared toward high school seniors
Read the full article by The Erwin Record HERELast week, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with five other statewide business trade associations, launched the Be Pro Be Proud Tennessee Mobile Technical Career Workshop and Information C...
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What's Right with Our Schools: Be Pro, Be Proud
By, Andrew Harrison, WDEF.comCLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) – An interactive new exhibit could be rolling to a school near you. Be Pro, Be Proud gets middle and high school students interested in the trades. That puts them on a path to land a good job righ...
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