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Trades Week Concludes

PMI and North Idaho College Collaborate

The first PMI Trades Week concluded on July 19th with 13 gradiates. This first-year program was offered as a pilot to attract middle school and early high school students to the trades. Participants ranged from ages 12-14, mostly without a background in using tools or having shop experience.

Trades Week included:

Introduction to hand tools.
Introduction to hand held power tools.
Larger power tools, such as drill press, table saw, etc.
Concepts of quality and consistency.
Blueprints, design, and instructions.
Manufacturing - designing and making many products
Application of learning through projects
Teamwork, communication, problem-solving

And much more...

Thanks to our instructors Gary Gillespie (Ferris High School), Chris Gordon (NIC), and Nate Zschoche for guiding the learning. From a rough first-day of building basic birdhouses to creating stools and product,s, participants learned, grew, and improved in their skills.

Thanks to NIC for this amazing collaboration.