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The homeowners in Charleston SC found that in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the craft skills weren't available to repair their historic homes. So a
by chiph 9y ago
The homeowners in Charleston SC found that in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the craft skills weren't available to repair their historic homes. So a group got together and founded the American College of the Building Arts, which awards a four-year liberal arts degree with concentrations in timber framing, architectural stonework, ironwork, plasterwork, and woodwork.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNqqomuL-64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNqqomuL-64
http://americancollegeofthebuildingarts.com/ http://americancollegeofthebuildingarts.com/
Somewhere around 20% of them start their own businesses after graduation. The rest get heavily recruited by high-end builders and restoration firms.
- PeterSmit 9y agoAwesome news to hear that the graduates are finding good jobs. Makes me wonder why there wasn't anyone in business with these skills present.
- mywittyname 9y agoHousing collapse. You had vast swaths of experienced tradesman that were out of work, essentially, overnight. If you're ~23-28 years old, then you graduated at a time where there were literally no open positions in the construction industry, so you never had the opportunity to get into it. And if you're 29-35, you probably found a different career during the turmoil and never came back. I saw this a lot first-hand. Any friends that graduated to become tradesman all switched careers, joined the military, or went to college during the 09-10. Being in their early 20s meant they were first in line for the cuts. Not directed at you but I'm really surprised when I hear people say, "young aren't interested in trades." As if they seriously never connected the dots between "trade jobs disappeared" and "lack of people in trades".
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- nerdponx 9y agoI frequently wish I had taken up a career like this instead of going into data science.
- 3pt14159 9y agoEh. I've done both. Data science is better. There are drag days to be sure, but having to get up at 5 in the morning every day and working until your whole body is sore then having to do it again sucks if you have to do it every day.
- nerdponx 9y agoThanks for the reality check.
- jimkri 9y agoThis is exactly why I did not get into the trades. I love doing that type of work and working with my hands. But my dad who has been doing construction/electrical work for over 30 years now has trouble using his hands at times or holding a screwdriver. So that basically convinced me from doing it.