Tennessee teens find career paths in welding amid skilled labor shortage

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In a classroom filled with sparks and steel, Jessica Gabriel Domingo discovered an unexpected passion for welding.

At first I didn’t want to weld, and then I started, I started practicing, and then I got the passion of doing it,” she said.

Domingo is among several teens graduating from Viable Pathways to Prosperity, a program by Chattanooga 2.0 that helps high school students build careers in high-demand trades…

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