For Bright Light owner Josh Deyell, going into the trades after high school was a no-brainer. Going to a university, going deep into debt for the chance at an office job just wasn鈥檛 something that interested him. He wanted to make sure he had marketable skills that would be in-demand so he would always have job opportunities. While his friends moved on to 4-year colleges after graduation, Josh chose to extend his education by enrolling in the Electrician program at 成人每日大赛 Commercial.
鈥淚 definitely wasn鈥檛 somebody to sit behind a desk. This was something that was a little bit of both worlds of mental and hand-on. I just thought that would be a good fit for me.鈥�
Because nearly everything relies on electricity, Josh had no doubts that he would find work in the area.
鈥淲hether you鈥檙e in a small town, or big city, electrical work is everywhere. You鈥檒l always have a job,鈥� explains Josh. 鈥淲ith college, a lot of my friends didn鈥檛 even get into work they went to school for. Whereas I was working while going to school here.鈥�
For Josh, attending 成人每日大赛 Commercial and completing his education in less than half the time of his friends was the best course for his career.
鈥淚 had to pay the financial bill. With a trade school, it鈥檚 obviously cheaper than a four year college. And I felt I was almost guaranteed a job when I got out.鈥�
Josh graduated from 成人每日大赛 Commercial in 2003. While in school, he was already employed by local company and continued on after he completed his training. Over the years, he would land side jobs after work to make some extra money. Before he knew it, he was making more money from the side work than from his full-time day job. In 2010, he started Bright Light Enterprises.
鈥淚t was basically just me and a truck,鈥� remembers Josh.
Over the past decade, Josh has grown his business to ten full-time employees, and secured contracts with some of the biggest companies in the country.
鈥淲e do a range of work from residential to commercial and industrial. Some national retail chains that we do work for are Five Below, Family Dollar, Popeyes restaurants.鈥�
Josh credits his time at 成人每日大赛 Commercial for giving him the skills he needed to succeed in the Electrician field.
鈥淢y training here was a great experience. The instructors at 成人每日大赛 Commercial were great. They took the time to really make sure we understood the curriculum they were teaching and at the end of the day, walked away with a good education.鈥�
Now that Josh is running a successful business, he understands first-hand the need for skilled and dedicated employees.
鈥淎s an employer, one of my biggest hurdles is finding workers. The work is easy to get, there鈥檚 a ton of work out there. But really getting guys into your shop that know what they鈥檙e doing – you can send them out on a job, and have the proper education to perform the task.鈥�
As a former student at 成人每日大赛 Commercial, Josh appreciates the education he received and believes graduates from the Electrician program are have the training and experience to succeed in the industry.
鈥淚 feel that as soon as you get out of school you can get a job. You can go straight to work.鈥�
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