Skilled Trades

To raise awareness of skilled trade careers and to help close the U.S. skills gap, SkillsUSA and Klein Tools today are hosting the inaugural SkillsUSA National Signing Day. The event celebrates nearly 3,000 high school seniors dedicated to pursuing a career in residential wiring, building trades and renovations, HVAC or plumbing, at hundreds of schools across the nation. Local communities Read more

National Signing Day to acknowledge, honor and encourage high school seniors who have chosen to pursue a career as a professional in the skilled trades. SkillsUSA and Klein Tools are excited to announce National Signing Day 2019, celebrating thousands of high school seniors dedicated to pursuing a career in the skilled trades. Taking place May Read more

It seems like everything we buy today is temporary; like everything is just replaceable. Even some houses, or at least parts of houses. I’m not just talking about the TV on the wall or the appliances that seem to only last 5-10 years at most. Unfortunately our parents were likely the last to own a Read more

FREE TOOL GIVEAWAY! We do random tool giveaways on Instagram, where we share daily reviews and give a little more insight into our everyday on and off the job. Its different from Facebook and Twitter because the focus is usually tool related. Instagram has become the perfect place to share this type of info for Read more

Perhaps it was never here to begin with, the sexy part that is. I mean, that’s one of the main knocks on the trades—that it is too demanding. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently conducted a national poll of young adults ages 18 to 25 to find out how this age group feels Read more