From film sets and furniture to shipbuilding and nondestructive testing, the event showcased the industry’s growing diversity and demand Acworth, Ga.-based Georgia Trade School hosted a job fair in late October. The company has been nominated for the Impact on Industry Award, given by SparkForce, the FMA foundation. It’s not every day you get to […]

Feb. 9—For Whitney Foyer, the start of her 14 weeks at the Georgia Trade School in Acworth are best encapsulated by one word: fun. “My first week of school here, I was legitimately laughing in my booth, because I was having so much fun,” Foyer said. The 25-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana, moved to Georgia three […]

To understand why becoming a welder is part of my future, we have to take a look back at my past, my family, and the unforeseen circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. I grew up in a typical southern family, the oldest of six kids, and the “example” for my younger siblings. My parents did a […]

An ancient trade from the Bronze Age, welding appears in more than 50% of every product in the world.  Everything from real estate to personal vehicles are touched by a form of welding. With opportunities in a wide range of fields from construction to manufacturing, energy, fabrication and even film and television sets, welding is […]

One of the first questions prospective welding students and their families have is a simple one – how much money do welders get paid? While that is certainly an important question and one that deserves an answer, the reality is that it is not that simple. In order to properly answer that question, multiple factors […]

So, you have decided to become a welder. An ancient trade that started in the bronze age, welding is everywhere in our economy and is expected to be a fast-growing trade for many years to come. From cars to trains, ships to bridges, welding can take you anywhere in the world. Welding is essential to […]