> You wanted to learn welding basics, metal working, household electrical work,
> etc, there were 2-3 month long classes that would meet 1-2x week at night and
> you'd pay a couple of hundred bucks, maybe a bit more.
> Those don't seem to exist around here anymore -- and haven't for a long time
> because I can remember seeing them when I was kid at 10-15 in the "community
> education" fliers we'd get, but by the time I was 25-30 those were gone. The
> best you could get was to sign up for a certificate series which was often
> several thousand dollars or more.
Not sure it is the whole reason, but part of the reason could be that
unions don't want any additional competition from shade tree welders or
electrical handymen, i.e. people who might do these things on the side
without proper certification or appreticeship but also without paying union
dues.
* SLMR 2.1a * sophisticated, adj. deprived of its native simplicity.
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