Changing the Conversation Around Trades

For too long, vocational education carried the “fallback plan” label. 

That narrative is disappearing fast.

Today’s marketing opportunity is to:

  • Highlight respect and prestige in skilled professions.
  • Deploy alumni as advocates.
  • Compare costs and earnings to show value.
  • Celebrate tools of the trade as symbols of competence.
  • Target parents and counselors as key influencers.

Celebrate tools of the trade as

symbols of competence

Change the story and you can change perceptions.

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BEYOND DEGREES:

The Era of Skills-Based Learning

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The cost of tuition has risen

180%

in the last 40 years

The number of students aged 18-20 pursuing certificates has increased

11%

year over year

The global alternative credentials market is projected to grow from $18.83 billion in 2024 to nearly

70 Billion

by 2032

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