Discover the Power of Skilled Trades

At GRIT, we’re tackling one of America’s biggest challenges: the skilled labor shortage. By empowering people to pursue rewarding careers in trades, we’re not just filling the gap—we’re transforming lives and industries.

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Why Choose Trades?

Inspiring Career Choices

GRIT collaborates with contractors, manufacturers, educators, and field experts to encourage new generation of workers to explore skilled trades as their career of choice.

Rewarding & Debt-Free Careers

Skilled trades like HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Carpentry allow a new wave of workers to gain real-world skills and achieve rewarding careers without accumulating financial debt.

Accessible Pathways

We are committed to making trades accessible for everyone, focusing on underserved communities to create equal opportunities and easy access to these career paths.

Empowering the next generation with skilled trades, rewarding careers, and accessible opportunities for all. Learn More

GRIT Camps

One of our initiatives are GRIT day camps. We want them to be everywhere!

These camps involve exciting hands-on activities and introduction to trades skills for young people and are overseen by field experts and volunteers.

They can be customized to your needs and age demographic. Many of the skills and activities introduced can be shared with multi-aged groups.

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Solving the skills gap with fulfilling, high-paying opportunities

35%

Higher earnings, Skilled Trades vs. Average College Graduate

9 in 10

U.S. Companies struggling to fill Skilled Trade Roles

6%

U.S. High Schoolers planning to pursue a career in the Skilled Trades

We envision a future where everyone has access to meaningful, well-paid work.

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Discover the Power of Skilled Trades