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School Presentations
We would love to speak to your students about career opportunities in the skilled trades. Construction trades are great careers that support UP families, communities, and offer a direct path from high school graduation to successful employment. Local UP Labor Unions take on many new apprentices every year- these could be your students! Apprentices are paid while they learn the trade and

Click here to request a presentation at your school.




The UPCC will visit your school or classroom and talk about career paths in the following trades:

  • Boilermakers
  • Bricklayers
  • Laborers
  • Bricklayers
  • Carpenters and Millwrights
  • Iron Workers
  • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and HVAC
  • Painters and Drywall Finishers
  • Sheet Metal Workers
  • Heavy Equipment Operators
  • Electrical Workers




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UPCC Virtual Reality Programs- Coming Spring of 2027!



The UPCC has twelve sets of Meta Oculus headsets and iPads ready to go for school presentations, career fairs, or for use with other groups of students ready to experience the trades first-hand.

Your students can experience real UP construction projects and craftspeople working on them!

Currently we can run the Schools to Tools AR program on the headsets. 

Contact us directly to learn more!






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