Grow the Trades

Ace Mentor provides a no-cost after-school program connecting students with experts from the design and construction industry. With DEWALT’s support, ACE Mentor hosts Trades Days to provide mentorship opportunities with industry leaders and engage students in hands-on projects and workshops that enhance vocational skills.

The mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s Work Ethic Scholarship Program helps people train for skilled jobs that are in demand and begin viable careers in the trades. This year, they have awarded $2.5 million in scholarships for more than 300 students in trade schools with funding from DEWALT and other partners.

The International Training Institute (ITI) supports apprenticeship and advanced career training for workers in the sheet metal industry throughout the United States and Canada. This grant will support ITI’s SMART Heroes Program that provides sheet metal industry training, free of charge, to enlisted men and women of the U.S. military prior to discharge. Graduates of the program are offered sheet metal apprenticeships at 150 locations across the United States.

Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) connects transitioning active-duty military service members, veterans, National Guard and Reservists to skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry. With the support of DEWALT, H2H is connecting 15,000 veteran career seekers to apprenticeship programs.

The AGC Construction Education Foundation provides scholarships to students committed to the construction industry. The Foundation awards 150 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students each year with funding from DEWALT and other partners.