{"id":133552,"date":"2022-08-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-more-than-29000-skilled-tradespeople-trained-in-four-years-exceeding-the-home-depot-foundations-initial-goal\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T08:10:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T12:10:24","slug":"mas-de-29000-tecnicos-calificados-formados-en-cuatro-anos-se-supera-el-objetivo-inicial-de-the-home-depot-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mas-de-29000-tecnicos-calificados-formados-en-cuatro-anos-se-supera-el-objetivo-inicial-de-the-home-depot-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 29,000 Skilled Tradespeople Trained in Four Years, Exceeding The Home Depot Foundation&#8217;s Initial Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>The Foundation Invests <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.7 Million<\/span> to Continue Training Students to Fill the Labor Gap<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 30, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Home Depot Foundation&#8217;s <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=1859946590&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pathtopro.com%2Ffoundation%2F&amp;a=Path+to+Pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Path to Pro<\/a><\/u>\u00a0program and trades-focused partnerships have trained more than 29,000 participants and introduced more than 126,000 people to the skilled trades, surpassing its commitment to train 20,000 people six years ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgaa21left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgaa21left\" title=\"The Home Depot Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/403438\/The_Home_Depot_Foundation_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"The Home Depot Foundation\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>To continue expanding no-cost training opportunities to youth, high school students, underserved communities and separating U.S. military servicemembers, The Home Depot Foundation is granting an additional <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.7 million<\/span> to its industry-leading partners, Home Builders Institute (HBI), Construction Ready and SkillPointe Foundation. The incremental funding will support growth of youth programming with 100 Black Men of America, develop an additional academy program in <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, and add <span class=\"xn-money\">$300,000<\/span> in trades school scholarships, among other enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through its extraordinary commitment, The Home Depot Foundation is maximizing the impact of training and workforce development on thousands of lives,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Brady<\/span>, HBI president and CEO. &#8220;Together we are building the emerging generation of skilled workers in the construction trades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Path to Pro trades training program launched in 2018 with a <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> commitment to train 20,000 skilled tradespeople, diversify the trades industry and address the then 150,000 open construction roles across the country. Since inception, Path to Pro has made impactful expansions to increase equitable training and careers opportunities and address the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=3156564233&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bls.gov%2Fnews.release%2Fjolts.a.htm%23jolts_tablea.f.p&amp;a=more+than+400%2C000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">more than 400,000<\/a><\/u> open skilled trades jobs today, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Each year, the <u>Path to Pro military program<\/u> provides nearly 1,200 exiting service members with industry recognized pre-apprenticeship certification (PACT) through 10 U.S. military bases<\/li>\n<li>The <u>Path to Pro high school and youth program<\/u> offers curriculum and hands-on training to students in\u00a0more than 270 schools\u00a0across 33 states<\/li>\n<li>The <u>Path to Pro academy program<\/u> offers training\u00a0and certification for diverse adult populations, and academies in Denver\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-location\">Orlando<\/span> have successfully\u00a0trained more than 600 students<\/li>\n<li>Through the <u>Path to Pro scholarship program<\/u>, more than 125 scholarships have been awarded to students pursuing a trade college or postsecondary program, nationwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to have surpassed our initial goal early and we&#8217;re just getting started,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Shannon Gerber<\/span> executive director of The Home Depot Foundation. &#8220;There&#8217;s still a great need for skilled tradespeople, and we&#8217;ll continue to invest in the innovative programs that our best-in-class partners have created.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About The Home Depot Foundation<\/b><\/div>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=1509084545&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.homedepot.com%2Ffoundation&amp;a=The+Home+Depot+Foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Home Depot Foundation<\/a><\/u><\/b><b>,\u00a0<\/b>the nonprofit arm of The Home Depot (NYSE: HD),\u00a0works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, support communities impacted by natural disasters and train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$400 million<\/span> in veteran causes and improved more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest half of a billion dollars in veteran causes by 2025 and <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit\u202f<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=1262706451&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fhomedepotfoundation.org%2F&amp;a=HomeDepotFoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">HomeDepotFoundation.org<\/a><\/u>\u202f<\/b>and follow us on\u202f<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=3380740461&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHomeDepotFound&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a><\/u><\/b>\u202f@HomeDepotFound and on\u202f<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=2499641547&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fhomedepotfoundation%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/u><\/b>\u202fand\u202f<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=744793283&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhomedepotfoundation%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/u><\/b><a href=\"mailto:\u202f@HomeDepotFoundation.\u00a0\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u202f@HomeDepotFoundation.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=3866503810&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F403438%2FThe_Home_Depot_Foundation_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F403438%2FThe_Home_Depot_Foundation_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/403438\/The_Home_Depot_Foundation_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Home Depot Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>The Foundation Invests <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.7 Million<\/span> to Continue Training Students to Fill the Labor Gap<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 30, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Home Depot Foundation&#8217;s <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3633392-1&amp;h=1859946590&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pathtopro.com%2Ffoundation%2F&amp;a=Path+to+Pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Path to Pro<\/a><\/u>\u00a0program and trades-focused partnerships have trained more than 29,000 participants&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133552"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133556,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133552\/revisions\/133556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}