Metabo HPT joins movement to rebuild the skilled trade workforce
Lowe’s launches Generation T program to help job seekers and companies close the skilled trades gap.
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Metabo HPT (formerly Hitachi Power Tools) announced today they are joining Generation T (“Gen T”), a national movement launched by Lowe’s Home Improvement to address the widening skilled trades gap. Together, Gen T seeks to drive enrollment in skilled trade training and build a pipeline of skilled trade workers to offset the anticipated gap of 3 million jobs by 2028.
One key component of the movement is a first-of-its-kind national skilled jobs marketplace, available on the Gen T website, that connects people to prospective apprentices.
“Metabo HPT is proud to be a part of this movement, and we are excited about how we can support strengthening our key trade customers,” said Joe Leffler, senior vice president of sales & marketing at Metabo HPT. “Helping drive awareness in support of our future trades men and women throughout the country is vital.”
Metabo HPT joins more than 60 Gen T organizations across the country who are facilitating the education and training needed to populate the skilled trades industry, close the job skills gap and shape a new perception of the skilled trades.
“The success of Generation T begins with a collaboration among our many partners who are using their voices to bring the professional trades back: back to education, back to the American economy and back to a place of admiration and respect in our society,” said Jennifer Weber, executive vice president of human resources at Lowe’s. “We believe the professional trades are an essential part of America’s future, and we’re committed to opening the path to those who relish the challenge of creating something out of raw materials and take pride and satisfaction in mastering the skills required to do it.”
For more information about Generation T, please visit WeAreGenerationT.com or follow the conversation on social with #GenerationT.
Learn more about Metabo HPT at www.metabo-hpt.com.
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