As outlined by Construction Executive (last access date April 11, 2023):
It sounds like an obvious con: “Y’know how your typical electrician apprenticeship takes four years? What if I told ya you could knock out the first one or two years in just two months?”
But that’s exactly what the new Memphis Electrician Apprenticeship Bootcamp delivers: a paid, eight-week crash course designed to fast-track people into the electrical trade. The program is a sort of private–trade–public partnership—developed by UpSmith, a Dallas-based technology startup that matches skilled-labor candidates with potential employers, in conjunction with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of West Tennessee and the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
Christopher Durso
Read the full article at constructionexec.com to see how UpSmith helped rapidly upskill 18 students in weeks – not years.
