Building the Person. Building the Skills. Building the Career.
Blest Trades Alliance is developing the next generation of skilled-trades professionals by creating a pipeline that takes individuals from career discovery to training to employment.
The three-stage talent-development pipeline
Discover
Participants receive motivation, career clarity and exposure to skilled-trades career paths — moving from “I need a career” to “I understand which trade I want to pursue and what my next step is.”
Prepare
The Blest Job Readiness & Soft Skills Program. We don't just help you get hired — we help you become someone employers want to keep.
Earn + Learn
Once participants enter a technical or trade program, Blest Trades Alliance connects them with participating contractors for part-time, flexible paid employment while they complete training.
Our programs
Motivation & Career Clarity
Before you choose a trade, understand what is driving YOU. An engaging motivational and career-clarity experience designed to help young adults identify their strengths, establish direction and discover skilled-trades career opportunities that fit their goals.
Get Clarity → Choose a Trade → Enter Training
Compete for and secure employment
Participants learn how to present themselves professionally and compete for real opportunities.
Participants enter the workforce prepared to compete for opportunities
Getting hired is only the beginning
Blest Trades Alliance helps participants develop the workplace behaviors employers value most.
Get Hired → Add Value → Stay Employed → Grow
Our goal
We're developing people, strengthening the skilled-trades talent pipeline and helping individuals build careers that can change their lives.
Train. Work. Earn. Transition.
