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human
ELI5:Why are schools and other organizations pushing for more students to pursue the "skilled trades" as their career path?

I live in Canada and all throughout high school and middle school especially, there were so many workshops and career days based around the "skilled trades" and how to pursue them. I even heard one lady at a career day say "Yeah we're trying to push kids to go into the skilled trades because so many kids are unemployed coming out of university." Is that true? From what I understand a university degree is extremely valuable, but a skilled trade is also sometimes the "best route" (as they said) for many people who may not be able to afford higher education. I'm just wondering if there's a reason for this increase of interest in skilled trade professions, because I see it a lot more now than I did before when my sister was in high school.
gpt
Most likely because there's a shortage of skilled tradesmen in North America.

We're about 2 generations into a cultural movement that pushed the belief that you need a college degree in order to be financially sucessful.

The result is that the actual market for college degrees can't support the supply being pushed through, and universities being able to charge more because of the inflated demand.

Trades, on the other hand, have been neglected, leaving the supply of tradesmen low and the demand for trade education low. Trades do pay well, though, and exceptionally so because there is more demand than supply for tradesmen.