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A high school girl in safety goggles uses electrical probes on a drone during shop class, symbolizing the resurgence of hands-on technical education in modern construction careers.

Shop Class Is Cool Again—and It Might Just Save Construction

People & Project SpotlightsBy Frank Kalman

As the industry faces a critical skilled labor shortage, modern vocational training programs—many as early as high school—are quietly rebuilding the workforce from the ground up

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