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Mobile 'Trades of Today and Tomorrow' trailer aims to recruit students into green trades
Summary
The Michigan AFL‑CIO Workforce Development Institute presented a mobile trailer program to expose grades 5–12 to green trades, apprenticeship pathways and STEAM activities; the program aims to launch in 2026 and use a mixed fee/sponsorship model to reach underserved communities.
Mary Liz Estrada, a new council member and climate-and-energy jobs liaison at the Michigan AFL‑CIO Workforce Development Institute, presented the 'Trades of Today and Tomorrow' mobile trailer and related apprenticeship-readiness trailer planned for statewide outreach.
Estrada said the primary audience is fifth through 12th graders in underrepresented communities and described interactive exhibits — including VR wind‑turbine demos, a…
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