Are black people against learning trades?

Best Trade to Learn?

  • HVAC

    Votes: 13 24.5%
  • Plumbing

    Votes: 8 15.1%
  • Electrical

    Votes: 24 45.3%
  • Welding

    Votes: 4 7.5%
  • Carpentry

    Votes: 4 7.5%
  • Pipefitting

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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Its just your area... . While I was growing up, every plumber, electrician, painter, carpenter, that came to our spot was black....

and I know plenty of black electricians, HVAC guys, welders, plumbers, mechanics, etc that are in my age bracket....

Your situation sounds like a personal problem to me.... :sas2:
 

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Its just your area... . While I was growing up, every plumber, electrician, painter, carpenter, that came to our spot was black....

and I know plenty of black electricians, HVAC guys, welders, plumbers, mechanics, etc that are in my age bracket....

Your situation sounds like a personal problem to me.... :sas2:
Just speaking from the experience that I had when I visited the schools maybe their is plethora of black tradesmen I don't know about but from my experience it doesn't seem to be something we as people gravitate towards too... Where are you from?
 

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I went to an orientation for this HVAC school that I'm joining and saw nothing but white faces. It kind of surprised me too because the school is in a rough part of town and didn't expect CAC's to travel into area like this just to go to school and mind you I visited several different trade programs before this one and saw about 8 other black people in total out of like 200 White folks mixed with some Hispanics but anyways it got me thinking about why nikkas don't ever consider trades. More often than not whenever you got a faulty leak, messed up wiring, no heat or cold air running through your house etc... it's always either a CAC or a Hispanic coming to fix it. I don't understand it trade schools cost less than regular colleges, there's even community colleges that offer courses on Plumbing, HVAC, Welding, Electrical etc... you can try for apprenticeships (although their harder to get into). It can help the black community if more of us became tradesmen, we'd create our own trade businesses then hire black folks and teach them the trade or at least that's what I'm going to do... What's the reason for this? Why don't black parents urge their kids to learn a trade more rather than getting a degree?

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I have a couple of trades HVAC and Plumbing from when I was in the AF....But I must admit I wish I was a mechanic...
 

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There are a decent number of black men with technical skills, they just don't have the licence or certifications which = more $$$$
 

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I work at a university and I believe that there are students that should be in trades and not in college/university. College is not for everyone and we do need to stop that narrative. With that being said, I want the choice to be presented to the individual, and not directed one way or another. Let the kid choose what he believes is the best route for them. fukkin around with some of these guidance counselors and other folks they will have students who would thrive in a college environment directing them other places. Besides, it is not as glorious or glamorous as getting a degree from a university.
 
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I still have my mind set on getting this Bachelor's degree but HVAC is definitely my backup plan. My dad got all his certifications at A Local community college and was making good money working on Refrigeration and Air condition on off shore oil rigs for a while

I was checking at some trades at the local technical college and they got for example; HVAC -Associates and HVAC - Certificate . Which is better ? I think the Associates just got general ed classes included
 

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I was checking at some trades at the local technical college and they got for example; HVAC -Associates and HVAC - Certificate . Which is better ? I think the Associates just got general ed classes included
Associate college credits transfer if you ever want to get a bachelors.
 

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Ok let's say a black person does this.

1. They are not able to get a loan to open up there own business

2. They need to rely on white people hiring them, they will just hire a white person.

3. All they can do is get a trade and work for white people.....
 

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I work at a university and I believe that there are students that should be in trades and not in college/university. College is not for everyone and we do need to stop that narrative. With that being said, I want the choice to be presented to the individual, and not directed one way or another. Let the kid choose what he believes is the best route for them. fukkin around with some of these guidance counselors and other folks they will have students who would thrive in a college environment directing them other places. Besides, it is not as glorious or glamorous as getting a degree from a university.

Most people tend to go to trade school during their high school years. Its a reason why a lot of brothers may have the skill to know how to do the work but don't have the certs.
 
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