The nation faces a skilled trades shortage.
It is time we did something about it.
Our Mission
STAC aims to unite the skill trades community and inspire North America's youth to consider related careers.
Who is STAC?
The Skilled Trades Advisory Council is a group of national advocates who have aligned to address this predicament head on. Inaugural members include leaders across the construction, retail, facilities management and skilled trades industries who are ready to create awareness and opportunities on the growing need for skilled trades men and women.
To combat the crisis facing skilled labor in the U.S. and Canada, STAC’s founding advisors will leverage their resources, knowledge, and network to elevate the skilled trades as high-paying, honorable, and often heroic career paths, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, janitorial, construction, and other essential jobs that require a rejuvenated workforce.
The skilled trades workforce is made up of about 12 million people, with 40% aged 45 or older. Meanwhile, only around 9% of young adults between 19 and 24 are entering the trades, according to EBSCO.
Featured Trades
Plumbing
HVAC
Electrical
Janitorial
Carpentry
Landscaping
WIN $10,000 IN TOOLS TO GROW THE SKILLED TRADES!
Skilled Trades Champions
$10,000 in tools. Two winners…
STAC is launching Skilled Trades Champions, a new program for the people and programs that help others start careers in the skilled trades.
We’ll pick two winners to each receive $10,000 in tools and equipment to expand their work and reach more future tradespeople.
Who can apply: Teachers, schools, training programs, small businesses, community organizations and individual mentors in the U.S. who help people get into the trades.
How to apply: Submit a video of 90 seconds or less about your work and how $10,000 in tools and equipment would help you do more of it.
Applications open Nov. 2 and close Jan. 7, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a U.S.-based school, business, or organization that can receive and use the equipment. No purchase or payment is necessary.
Official Rules can be found HERE.
Forbes estimates that due to skill gaps, there is an expected shortage of 2.1 million unfilled manufacturing jobs in the United States by 2030.