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What is Trading Up?

Trading Up is how, in today’s world, you can TRADE UP your career without incurring college debt. Jobs that don’t require a college degree are commonly called “New-collar jobs”, also known as “middle-skill jobs.” New Collar jobs are those that require certain hard skills but do not necessarily require a four-year college degree (or an extensive work history).

Trading Up will follow these types of employers throughout the journey of becoming one of their employees so you can see how to TRADE UP your life.

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"Hi my name is Rickayla Berry and I am a native of Toledo, Ohio. I am 23 years old and a member of the U.S Army National Guard. I’m excited to educate you all about these career opportunities so you can Trade Up your life.”

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"It's work, it's busy and that's what I love. it's just I'm never, you're never standing around and even if you are you're learning something."

“Actually, loving what I do and also getting paid to do it it’s kind of like a work of art and I love art; then also get paid to do it and to be trained without that college debt is awesome and I love it.”

“When I first started, it was about 16 an hour; every six months you at a pay raise based off passing your classes and getting enough work hours. When you top as a journeyman, we are about 45 an hour.”