By: Ethan Duran//April 3, 2024//
Metal supplier announces $10,000 in scholarships to fill welding gap
Photo courtesy of Metal Supermarkets
By: Ethan Duran//April 3, 2024//
Metal Supermarkets, a metal supply chain based in Toronto, Canada, will offer four $2,500 scholarships to eligible trade school students in the United States and Canda in 2024. The announcement was made in honor of National Welding Month.
There will be need for 330,000 professional welders by 2028, according to the American Welding Society. That means an average of 82,500 welders will need to be hired each year from 2024 to 2028. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports millions of unfilled positions for skilled trades, while the Canadian government reported more 256,000 new apprentices are needed in the next two years to meet the demand for skilled trade workers.
More than 62% of high school respondents said they didn’t know about trade school opportunities, a Metal Supermarkets-commissioned study showed. The company wants to raise awareness of the deficit of skilled trade workers by offering scholarships to the next generation during National Welding Month.
The scholarships will go to trade school students to help continue their education and grow their knowledge in the field they choose, officials said.
“With the third year of our scholarship, we are striving to continue to support students who are pursuing careers in the valuable trade industries,” said Stephen Schober, President and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. “We are also pleased to see more diversity in the traditionally male-dominated trades, as over 35% of our past scholarship winners are female. Yet there is still a growing need for these essential skilled trade workers, and Metal Supermarkets remains committed to fostering awareness of trade industry careers for young people,” he added.
Qualifying students must be accepted to and currently attending a post-secondary trade school program with a semester beginning in 2024, officials said. They also must be enrolled in the upcoming semester.
Scholarships are open to citizens, permanent residents and immigrating residents legally residing in the U.S. or Canada with a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Scholarship applications can be submitted online at https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/trade-school-scholarship/ through June 28, 2024. Metal Supermarkets will contact each winner by email and phone by July 31, 2024 using the contact information included in the submitted application.
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