We introduced the Trade Up Campaign in 2013 as a way to raise awareness for students, parents and educators about careers in the construction sector. The campaign was an incredible success, reaching thousands of individuals through the use of informative banners and talks given by industry leaders. The campaign provided information and statistics regarding job growth, wages, skills or education required, and available opportunities for apprenticeships in the construction trades including: electricians, sheet metal workers, steamfitters, painters and finishers, plumbers, laborers, bricklayers, ironworkers, glaziers, carpenters, and operating engineers amongst other trades available.
Campaign Impacts
In this video, Nancy Everson of the Sun Prairie School District talks about how the Trade Up Campaign was started and implemented, as well as the positive role she sees it playing in the Sun Prairie community.
Learn What It Takes to Trade Up
![Bricklayers_11x8.5_20180122 Trade Up poster for Bricklayers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Bricklayers_11x8.5_20180122-232x300.png?resize=232%2C300)
![Electricians_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Electricians](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Electricians_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Operating Engineers_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Operating Engineers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Operating-Engineers_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Sheet Metal Workers_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Sheet Metal workers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Sheet-Metal-Workers_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Carpenters_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Carpenters](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Carpenters_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Glaziers_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Glaziers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Glaziers_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Painters Drywall Finishers_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Painters and Drywall Finishers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Painters-Drywall-Finishers_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Steamfitters_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Steamfitters](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Steamfitters_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
![Laborers_11x8.5_20180122 Trade Up poster for Construction Craft Laborers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Laborers_11x8.5_20180122-232x300.png?resize=232%2C300)
![Ironworkers_11x8.5_20180122 Trade Up poster for Iron Workers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Ironworkers_11x8.5_20180122-232x300.png?resize=232%2C300)
![Plumbers_11x8.5_20171128 Trade Up poster for Plumbers](https://i0.wp.com/wdbscw.org/wp-content/uploads/Plumbers_11x8.5_20171128-235x300.png?resize=235%2C300)
Trade Up Campaign Files
Help us spread the word about career pathways in the trades! Banners, posters and handouts are available for download as Adobe InDesign files for each of the following trades listed.
Bricklayers (.zip)Carpenters (.zip)
Construction Craft Laborers (.zip)
Electricians (.zip)
Glaziers (.zip)
Ironworkers (.zip) Operating Engineers (.zip)
Painters and Finishers (.zip)
Plumbers (.zip)
Sheet Metal Workers (.zip)
Steamfitters (.zip)
South Central Wisconsin Building Trades Council (.zip)