Building Careers
Trades Taster
You get to try real trades — welding, wiring, wood, whatever's on offer — for a day at a time. No test. You find out what fits, what doesn't, and what your next step could be. Trying it and saying 'not for me' is a win too.
At a glance
- Pillar
- Building Careers
- Sessions
- Two to four taster days per cohort
- Session length
- Half a day is typical
- Who leads it
- A partner delivers the content; New Steps hosts it
- Certificate
- New Steps Certificate — competence-based, signed off when the young person has shown the skill on a real task
The number of days depends on partner availability for each cohort.
What they leave with
- Their own record of the trades they tried — what they liked, what was not for them
- A named next step
- A support map of who helps them
How it runs
A partner host site delivers the trade. New Steps transports, hosts and wraps. This is exploration — not a course, and not job training.
How it connects
Modules are built to stack. Where one has already taught a skill, the next one recalls it rather than teaching it again.
Feeds into
Bridges to
Is this a fit for someone you work with?
A caseworker reaches out, we book a tour, and we work out together whether New Steps is the right place. When a room is open, a referral can come together in about a week. When we are full, we will say so. New Steps is not an emergency placement service — we do not take same-day or overnight placements.
Or call (431) 444-2114 — Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, urgent calls answered any time.