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Confessions of an Architect: Tradespeople Taught Me How to Build by Megan Peters

Terry Bierwirth

Apr 14, 20203 min read

Confessions of an Architect: Tradespeople Taught Me How to Build by Megan Peters

As a recent architecture school grad on the path to licensure, I made the decision to work for many years at a design + build...

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Exploring The Skilled Trades 6 Recession-Proof Trades Careers

Terry Bierwirth

Mar 9, 20203 min read

Exploring The Skilled Trades 6 Recession-Proof Trades Careers

This post is a Gen T blog post from 11/5/2019 Written by Richard Stockton Sr. Writer

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Change Your Career: Part II Why Years Later, Rachel Chose to Become an Electrician

Terry Bierwirth

Feb 24, 20204 min read

Change Your Career: Part II Why Years Later, Rachel Chose to Become an Electrician

In Part I entitled "A Career in Skilled Trades Creates Purpose, Promise, and Pay for Rachel," I wrote about how I met Rachel, a...

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Shop Class Sparks a Student's Imagination

Terry Bierwirth

Feb 15, 20202 min read

Shop Class Sparks a Student's Imagination

February is CTE month. For those who are unaware, CTE in the world of education is defined as career and technical education, a term...

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Relationships between CTE Teachers and Students are Stronger

Terry Bierwirth

Feb 12, 20202 min read

Relationships between CTE Teachers and Students are Stronger

February is CTE month. For those who are unaware, CTE in the world of education is defined as career and technical education, a term...

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Terry Bierwirth

Feb 12, 20202 min read

Move Skilled Trades to Top of the List

Written by guest blogger Ruth Vettrus I recently read an article that Teen Vogue published about options after high school graduation,...

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Change Your Career: Part I A Career in Skilled Trades Creates Purpose, Pay and Promise for Rachel

Terry Bierwirth

Jan 15, 20204 min read

Change Your Career: Part I A Career in Skilled Trades Creates Purpose, Pay and Promise for Rachel

This is a two-part series about an electrical apprentice named Rachel. Part I describes how I met Rachel while she was on a job site...

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Terry Bierwirth

Oct 3, 20191 min read

Metal: His Passion, Now His Work

My Work My Future is an organization dedicated to promoting career pathways in the skilled trades. As a connector and resource provider,...

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Hayward Field Renovation in Eugene, OR uses New Technologies in Construction

Terry Bierwirth

Sep 3, 20191 min read

Hayward Field Renovation in Eugene, OR uses New Technologies in Construction

This is an amazing project right here in our own backyard. The redesigned Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. We drive or...

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Terry Bierwirth

Sep 2, 20194 min read

College Debt Just Isn't Cool Anymore

College isn’t for everyone, yet changing the institutional mentality is like trying to turn a supertanker around in the middle of the...

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Choose a Job You Love; Never Work a Day in Your Life

Terry Bierwirth

Aug 14, 20191 min read

Choose a Job You Love; Never Work a Day in Your Life

Written by John Qualman Confucius say this long ago but its wisdom endures today. Imagine… how much more productive we, our friends, our...

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Terry Bierwirth

Jul 5, 20191 min read

My Work My Future is in Good Company

We had the pleasure of introducing My Work My Future on our very first podcast. At Your Best has launched a series of podcasts under the...

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Terry Bierwirth

Jul 5, 20193 min read

Skills of a Tradeswoman: Strong Personality, Hard Working, Confident

Lassere, right, works with plumber Kristi Williams on a renovation managed by Lassere’s new company, Artio Contracting LLC. Photo: Eze Amos.

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At Your Best -- Launches Series of How To Books written for Future Tradesmen and Women

Terry Bierwirth

Jun 21, 20192 min read

At Your Best -- Launches Series of How To Books written for Future Tradesmen and Women

As we begin to spread our message about our mission to be a connector and resource provider for workforce opportunities in the skilled...

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Terry Bierwirth

Jun 20, 20192 min read

It's One Hell of a Time to be a Welder

In May, I had the privilege of attending the Advanced Technology Fabrication and Welding Days at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon....

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