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By Kris Rutherford, TheTrucker.com As motor carriers continue to seek and retain qualified drivers, there is another personnel shortage impacting their ability to keep trucks on the road — diesel mechanics. High school programs acro...
Be Pro Be Proud SC: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce, TodaySource: Lexington Life Magazine, August 2023Be Pro Be Proud SC is a unique workforce development program designed to promote the benefits of skilled trade careers across the state in hope...
July 6, 2023 -- Midlands Technical College’s (MTC) Building Construction team placed second in the nation during the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition was hosted at the World Congress Cen...
The Beaufort County School District was once again on top of its game when the Be Pro Be Proud SC Mobile Workshop rolled into River Ridge Academy in March...check out the great video about the visit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeSOp8q6TjY&...
Spring 2023As the 2022-23 school year draws to a close, we thank you, Valued Partners, for your continued support as we work towards CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME. We couldn't do any of this without YOU! ~ The Be Pro Be Proud...
COLUMBIA, SC — When the pandemic caused supply chain issues, it shined a light on the shortages of truck drivers nationwide. Now, Eau Claire High School is making sure their students are prepared to fill the gap with help from some new technology.&q...
Mar 10, 2023 -- Midlands Technical College (MTC) and Truist announced a new training program to help change the landscape of workforce development in South Carolina. Funded by $700,000 from Truist Foundation and Truist Financial Corporation's communit...
Winter 2023Our Be Pro Tour Operators Alisha and Justin are having a terrific semester -- we have recently surpassed a lifetime total of 25,000 visitors who have experienced the Mobile Workshop, and we aren't done yet! All of us at Be Pro Be Proud SC l...
SCTA and Be Pro Be Proud SC Honor an Extraordinary Servant LeaderA heartfelt message from J. Richards Todd, SCTA President & CEO, on behalf of the entire SCTA and Be Pro Be Proud Community:“SCTA has been very fortunate to have had Richard B...
SC Department of Employment and WorkforceNEWS RELEASENovember 15, 2022Be Pro Be Proud SC is a unique workforce development program designed to promote the great wages and benefits of skilled trade jobs across the state in hopes of bringing a new generatio...
Excerpted from Living with a Workforce Shortage by Jean FeingoldConstruction is booming in the Carolinas and even more could be built if contractors had additional workers. But like other industries, construction is suffering from a serious workforce shor...
Fall 2022 Update The Be Pro Be Proud SC Mobile Workshop is on the road for Year Three of its journey, criss-crossing the state and moving quickly towards the 20,000 visitor mark -- a feat made all the more impressive considering it began its mission in t...
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