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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE HERE AT THE NIGHT SCHOOL OF WELDING WHERE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT EXCITING JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. IN FACT, THIS IS WIDE OPEN.
THIS WILL BE EXCITING TO LISTEN
TO.
TO.
TO. COMING UP, WE ARE GOING TO TALK
TO STUDENTS ABOUT WHY THEY
CHOSE THIS CAREER PATH.
WE WANT TO KICK IT OFF WITH ONE
OF THE LEAD INSTRUCTORS, TILE,
TO TALK US THROUGH WHAT KIND OF
COURSES AND WHAT THEY CAN
EXPECT.
EXPECT.
EXPECT. KYLE, THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO
ME.
ME.
ME. WHAT
ME. WHAT IS IT LIKE ONCE YOU ENROLL
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? >>
HERE? >> TYPICALLY WHEN PEOPLE COME IN
, THEY HAVE NO TYPE OF
EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER.
EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY,
YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME.
>> THE AVERAGE PROGRAM LASTS
FOUR TO SIX WEEKS AND THEN WE
GET THEM INTO A JOB.
>> IT IS REAL HANDS-ON, YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH THINGS QUICK IN
FOUR WEEKS.
FOUR WEEKS. >> YES, THIS IS A SKILLED
TRADE.
TRADE.
TRADE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BETTER IS
TO CONTINUE DOING THAT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
WANT TO KNOW, ALL RIGHT, IT IS
GREAT THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WHAT ABOUT A JOB?
AM I GOING TO GET A JOB?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AS FAR AS JOB AVAILABILITY, FOR
LOUISVILLE, FOR THE WELDING
MARKET, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE
WELDING COMPANIES AROUND THIS
AREA WILL GET A HOLD OF US AND
ASK IF WE HAVE STUDENTS.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF PLACEMENTS
FOR PEOPLE WORKING ON THE
BRIDGE RIGHT?
BRIDGE RIGHT? CERTIFIED?
CERTIFIED? PEOPLE GET THAT CERTIFICATION
WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE?
>> IF THEY DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.
>> WE HOPE SO.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH
GEARS AND TALK TO A STUDENT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. YOU
HERE. YOU ARE WRAPPING UP YOUR
COURSES HERE, YOU ARE HERE
BECAUSE OF THE G.I.
BILL.
BILL.
BILL. TALK ABOUT HOW YOUR JOURNEY LET
YOU HEAR.
YOU HEAR.
YOU HEAR. >> I WENT AHEAD AND I GOT MY
BACHELORS DEGREE BY MYSELF AND
THEN I CAME OUT ON THE FIELD NOT
REALLY KNOWING WHERE TO GO.
COVID HAD JUST HIT.
WE HAD PROBLEMS FINDING WORK SO
I DECIDED TO TAKE ANOTHER
AVENUE BECAUSE MY MOTHER
ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED THE G.I.
BILL TO ME BEFORE HER
RETIREMENT SO I AM CURRENTLY
USING HER G.I.
BILL THAT SHE TRANSFERRED TO
ME.
ME.
ME. AND
ME. AND IT HAS COVERED THE ENTIRE
COURSE INCLUDING THE EXTRA
COURSES I DECIDED TO TAKE.
>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
WOULD BE ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS
A CAREER PATH FOR GUYS.
YOU WERE DRAWN TO IT AND FIND
SOME JOB OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE
I AM A WOMAN IN THIS FIELD.
TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPECTED
BEING A WOMAN IN THIS FIELD?
>> IT'S VERY INTIMIDATING.
OF COURSE I AM NOT IN THE FIELD
YET.
YET.
YET. I'M
YET. I'M STILL IN SCHOOL.
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS I WILL
HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET A JOB.
BUT CONSIDERING THAT THERE IS
PRACTICALLY 90% MEN IN THIS
FIELD, I AM VERY EXCITED TO GO
OUT AND SHOW WHAT WOMEN CAN DO.
>> TALK ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. IT
HERE. IT SEEMS LIKE A FAMILY.
>> YEAH, THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOST APPEALING THINGS ABOUT THE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I
SCHOOL. I GOT A TOUR AND I SAW THE
INSTRUCTORS INTERACTING WITH
THE STUDENTS.
THE STUDENTS. AND IT WAS SUPER APPEALING.
THEY ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL SO
COMFORTABLE I AM CURRENTLY THE
ONLY WOMAN HERE SO I ALWAYS
CRACKED JOKES WITH THEM.
THEY ANSWER ANY OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE AT ANY TIME.
THEY NEVER MAKE ME FEEL ANY
DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> WE ARE GOING TO TURN NOW AND
TALK TO A FORMER STUDENT.
I WILL INTRODUCE YOU NOW TO
CHASE.
CHASE.
CHASE. CHASE, THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO
US.
US.
US. I
US. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A SECOND
CAREER FOR YOU?
>> YES I WORKED IN HEALTH PLAN
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND I
TOOK A STEP BACK WITH MY ROLE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. I
THERE. I FOUND KNIGHT SCHOOL OF
WELDING AND I CAME OUT AND FELL
IN LOVE WITH DOING THE WORK.
I STARTED A SMALL BUSINESS.
>> WHAT HAS THE JOB MARKET NOW
BEEN LIKE FOR YOU?
>> IT'S ME, THERE IS ALSO TO
WORK IN THE WELDING ARENA.
I AM DOING SMALL FABRICATION
AND SMALL REPAIR WORK.
THE MARKET IS JUST ALL OVER THE
PLACE.