Why Gen Z is ditching college for training in skilled trades
Season 2025
Episode 74
About the Episode
As the average cost of college in the United States soars, more young people are being drawn to skilled trades. It’s part of a career rethink among members of Gen Z, who have been called the “toolbelt generation.” Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports.
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