Why Thousands of Georgia Students in Hard Hats are Descending on the Georgia World Congress Center Today and Tomorrow."

The Construction Ready Career Expo and Skills USA State Championships will provide hands-on learning for nearly 10,000 Georgia K-12 and college students, connecting them with over 1,500 professionals in the skilled trades.  Projections show a shortage of 7,000 construction and skilled trades professionals in Georgia right now, and construction on everything from data centers to hospitals to repairing storm damage is showing no signs of slowing in our state.  Among the many benefits:  available training with no student debt in many cases and average pay of $85 an hour.  The Career Expo is Thursday, February 20, 9AM-4PM, and Friday, February 21, 9AM-2PM, in Hall A of the Georgia World Congress Center.