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CLASH OF TRADES SEASON 4
YOUTH SKILLS DAY
HTEC CONFERENCE
NEXT MONTH: SNEAK PEEK

july IN REVIEW

release of clash of trades season 4

We’re back with season 4 Clash of Trades, and we’re bigger and faster than ever! 81 teams competed this year and this series follows the 16 teams through 3 regional cities across America. Follow along to learn more about what this years competitors faced to make it to the championship hosted at the Stewart Haas racing facility in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Stay tuned to this Friday August 2nd to watch the final 4 teams battle it out and find out who takes home the $100,000 grand prize and is crowned the Season 4 Clash of Trades Champion.

Clash of Trades is our national integrated manufacturing competition aimed to Promote, Elevate, and Accelerate the trade workforce pipeline, with a key goal to inform future generations of the vast careers one can find within America’s skilled trades industry.

The program is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Defense and its Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program (IBAS). Special thanks to our Sponsors and Partners, The Gene Haas Foundation, Mastercam Haas aAutomation, ZEISS IQS, Phillips Corp, and Lincoln Electric.

Clash of Trades Advanced Manufacturing

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Celebrated world youth skills day

This past month on July 15th we celebrated world youth skills day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of skilled trades and educating the future generation of skilled trade professionals.

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17th Annual HTEC Haas Technical Educators Conference

speaking at htec

We had such an honor of getting to attend the Gene Haas Foundation’s 17th annual HTEC Educator Conference hosted by Dunwoody College of Technology and speak during a session to teach more people about what we do here at Project MFG and how we are working to help elevate the next generation of highly skilled trade professionals by changing mindsets, fostering community preparedness and challenging how the critical skills needed to succeed in modern advanced manufacturing are taught. This conference is truly exceptional. We had a blast getting to meet and connect with so many wonderful people and friends. We are excited about the future of HTEC and our ongoing support for manufacturing education!

Coming up:

As we get ready to wrap up Season 4 Clash of Trades Advanced Manufacturing, the fun isnt over yet!! Next up is the premier of our Clash of Trades: Welding edition series. 

Also the school year is quickly approaching so mark your calendars because registration for the 2024-25 competition season goes live this month on August 14th!

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