JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the community marks World Youth Skills Day, News4JAX and WareWorks Skilled Trades Institute announced a new partnership on Wednesday to expand awareness and access to high-demand skilled trades careers across Northeast Florida.
The partnership centers on Trade Up, a new community initiative and content collaboration between News4JAX and WareWorks that will highlight the people, programs and employers strengthening the region’s workforce.
Inspired by the success of a similar effort at our Graham Media Group sister station in Detroit, Trade Up will feature stories over the coming year focused on in-demand careers, apprenticeship opportunities, career and technical education, workforce innovations, and the skilled trades professionals who help “build our homes, power our communities, and maintain critical infrastructure.”…