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Women’s History Month
March Women’s History Month and Women In Construction Week is March 5 - 11, 2023! The Campaign for Historic Trades would like to highlight resources for women who are and want to be in the trades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up...
Preservation Around the World: Japan’s Ise Shrine
Ukiyo-e by Sadahide Utagawa (1807-1873) depicting Emperor Meiji riding a portable shrine to go worship at Ise Shrine on March 11, 1869. Every 20 years the citizens surrounding the Ise Shrine gather to rebuild the inner shrine. This ancient tradition dates back two...
Just Announced: The American Historic Trades Summit
A Convening hosted by The Campaign for Historic Trades The Campaign for Historic Trades is excited to announce the first American Historic Trades Summit in Providence, RI June 12-14, 2023. The Summit will help develop a network for historic trades training programs,...
Amplifying and Educating: Opportunities for – and the Work Being Done By – Black Craftspeople
The Campaign for Historic Trades works to ensure education and apprenticeship opportunities are widely available to diverse audiences. With fewer roadblocks to enter the historic trades field, perhaps more young adults, particularly those presently underrepresented in...
*Internship Alert!* Join NPS Aspiring Preservationist Programs!
The Campaign for the Historic Trades is the philanthropic partner of the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC). Through this partnership, The Campaign would like to highlight some opportunities for young adults to join HPTC’s Aspiring...
Accessibility in Historic Trades Training Curricula
Camp NAWIC participants practicing window glazing. Given the national shortage of trades workers and the retiring-out of a significant portion of the trades workforce, it is imperative that there is a spectrum of pathways for various types of learners to engage with...
Looking Back and Moving Forward
A note from Natalie Henshaw, Director of The Campaign for Historic Trades Happy New Year! As we move into 2023, I want to take a moment and reflect on 2022. The Campaign for Historic Trades' mission is to expand and strengthen careers in the historic trades. Necessary...
In the News: Shepherd Alumni Are Working to Preserve and Expand Historic Trade Jobs
The Campaign for Historic Trades was founded in 2019 in partnership with National Park Service’s (NPS) Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) in Frederick, Md. to address a national need that’s been accelerating for the last half century: historic structures...
Join us for Talking Trades, a monthly dialogue about trades training programs
The Campaign's Talking Trades series will give historic trades trainers, educators, and supporters a regular networking opportunity to learn from our colleagues and hear about programs from across the country. Talking Trades will take place every third Friday of the...
Training Our Future to Preserve Our Past
In early November, The Campaign hosted a day-long workshop at the Association for Preservation Technology's annual conference in Detroit, Michigan. The workshop brought together educators, trainers, employers, program directors, and supporters from across the globe....
The Campaign for Historic Trades Releases First-of-its-Kind Labor Study on the Status of Historic Trades in America
Analysis shows the need for a larger and better-trained historic trades workforce; 100,000 workers needed within the next decade BALTIMORE (November 15, 2022) - National workforce development program The Campaign for Historic Trades today announced the completion of a...
Historic Trades Career Opportunities for Veterans
This Veterans Day, The Campaign for Historic Trades would like to honor and thank the women and men who have served to protect our country. As The Campaign works to grow and strengthen careers in historic trades, we’re highlighting opportunities for veterans up to age...
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