Welding

William Beaver, welding instructor at Stanly Community College, says, “skipping two generations in the technical business and trades [has] left us to trying to make up for that gap now.”

The question before all of us is how we close the gap. Beaver told us [EdNC, the NC Community College independent newspaper], ". . .the country is in need of over 700,000 more welders, and that isn’t the only vocation facing a tremendous cliff as the older generation ages out. . ."

“Every day that you rely on our world’s infrastructure, you rely on welders.” Our thanks to Stanly Community College for showing us what one college is doing to make sure we have enough welders to build the infrastructure of the future. 

  A visit to Pitt Community College’s Welding Technology department proved that welding isn’t just a trade skill, it’s an art.