{"id":6867,"date":"2023-01-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/?p=6867"},"modified":"2023-09-23T21:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:18:02","slug":"pierce-county-skills-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/pierce-county-skills-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Builders Association of Pierce County Donated over 250 Tools to Pierce County Skills Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Banner.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Banner.png 1000w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Banner-980x245.png 980w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Banner-480x120.png 480w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\" 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100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master Builders Association of Pierce County<\/a> proudly partners with the <a href=\"https:\/\/pcsc.bethelsd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pierce County Skills Center<\/a>\u2019s construction trades program to support and mentor the next generation of skilled trades workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Master Builders Association &#8211; Pierce County Skills Center Donation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-1024x760.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-980x728.png 980w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-480x356.png 480w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Pierce County Skills Center\" class=\"wp-image-6869 lazyload\" title=\"\"  sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-1024x760.png\" alt=\"Pierce County Skills Center\" class=\"wp-image-6869\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-980x728.png 980w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-480x356.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 250 tools, donated from November to the first week in January, give all graduating seniors in the construction trades program a full toolbelt to take with them after graduation to start their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is important that we as an industry are investing in our future workforce,\u201d said 2023 Master Builders President Chris Lockhart. \u201cI hope the students are able to find their passion in the trades and that the tools equip them for success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-2-1.png\" 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\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" data-id=\"6874\" src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-4-1024x763.png\" alt=\"Pierce County Skills Center\" class=\"wp-image-6874\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-4-980x730.png 980w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-4-480x357.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3.png 731w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3-480x642.png 480w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"978\" data-id=\"6872\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Pierce County Skills Center\" class=\"wp-image-6872 lazyload\" title=\"\"  sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 731px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"978\" data-id=\"6872\" src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3.png\" alt=\"Pierce County Skills Center\" class=\"wp-image-6872\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3.png 731w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MBA-Tool-Donation-3-480x642.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 731px, 100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/pwb-professional-women-in-building-1\/\">Pierce County Skills Center<\/a> Construction Trades program is a State of Washington approved pre-apprenticeship program designed to teach entry-level construction skills and knowledge. The course covers both residential and commercial construction with an emphasis on job site safety. The&nbsp;goals of the course are&nbsp;to prepare students for direct entry into an apprenticeship by meeting rigorous academic and industry standards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur partnerships with the <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/master-builders-scholarships-and-bolt\/\">Master Builders Association<\/a> of Pierce County goes beyond the tool donation,\u201d added Director of the Pierce County Skills Center Scott Martin. \u201cTheir mission to serve the best interest for their community is positively affecting the students, school, staff and families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on the tool donation or workforce development efforts, please contact Advocacy Associate Alex Harrington at <a href=\"mailto:aharrington@masterbuilderspierce.com\">aharrington@masterbuilderspierce.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Master Builders Association of Pierce County proudly partners with the Pierce County Skills Center\u2019s construction trades program to support and mentor the next generation of skilled trades workers. The Master Builders Association &#8211; Pierce County Skills Center Donation The 250 tools, donated from November to the first week in January, give all graduating seniors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1718],"tags":[22,19,113,34],"class_list":["post-6867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving-back","tag-master-builders","tag-mba-pierce","tag-master-builders-association-pierce-county","tag-master-builders-pierce-county"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6867"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7912,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6867\/revisions\/7912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}