New chamber program

from KCC_St. Charles Chamber Newsletter_May 2021

by Shaw Media

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MAY 2021

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NEW CHAMBER PROGRAM

Introduces students to benefits and opportunities of skilled trades

By Diane Krieger Spivak

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic created an unmatched demand, and thus, a shortage of workers, in the skilled trades. Yet, many young people aren’t aware of the benefits and opportunities of a skilled trades career — fewer years of training, less out-of-pocket education costs, and great paying jobs. The St. Charles Chamber has heeded the call from its skilled trades members and has created a program to introduce middle, high school, and college-age students to the opportunities available in the skilled trades. The National Trades Day Program will be unveiled in schools via the web on May 5, National Skilled Trades Day. “We gained a better understanding of the business needs over the last couple of years through our Industrial and our Commercial Construction Real Estate Development (CCRD) groups,” said Jim Di Ciaula, president and CEO of the St. Charles Chamber. “We have found there are huge opportunities from a job perspective in Kane County that relate to industrial, manufacturing and the trades. We looked at the key drivers of economic development. Labor is one of those key elements.”