Welding students get job offers before graduation and you can too

William Livas just moved back to Buffalo from Florida.

He wanted to find a new career path that allowed him to work nights and take care of his son.

He found that opportunity at Craft Technical Institute in North Buffalo learning how to weld.

HIRING 716 IS WKBW'SCOMMITMENT TOCONNECTING YOU TOJOBS.AND TONIGHT - WEARE HELPING YOUFIND THE TOOLS TOLAND A CAREER IN ANINDUSTRY ALWAYS INNEED OF MOREWORKERS.HERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPROTEROLIVIA PROIA.WILLIAM LIVAS JUSTMOVED BACK TOBUFFALO FROMFLORIDA.WILLIAM: I CURRENTLYWORK FOR THE STATE,I WORK AT NIGHT TOSUPPORT MY SON.THEN I COME STRAIGHTTO SCHOOLHE FOUND THATOPPORTUNITYWELDING.WILLIAM: THERE IS ALACK OF WELDERS.THERE'S A HUGE NEED.WILLIAM'S PART OFTHE FIRSTGRADUATING CLASSAT CRAFT TECHNICALINSTITUTE IN BUFFALO.FRANK DANIELSTARTED THE SCHOOLWITH ONE GOAL INMIND.FRANK: IT'S APROGRAM THAT I'MVERY PROUD OF THAT'SSIX MONTHS TO WORKWILLIAM: THE SCHOOLIS SIX MONTHS.

A LOTOF THE OTHERSCHOOLS ARE TWOYEARS.

FOR SOME ANDFOR ME I DIDN'T WANTTO WAIT THAT LONG.THE TUITION IS JUSTMORE THAN SEVENTHOUSAND DOLLARSFOR A HALF A YEAR OFHANDS-ON TEACHINGFROM THIS MAN -WAYNE GUEST.WAYNE: THE ONLY WAYTHEY'RE GOING TOBECOME BETTERWELDERS IF IF THEY'REIN THE BOOTHPRACTICING WELDING.FRANK: WE TRY TOREMOVE ALLIMPEDIMENTS TOWORKING, SO WE GIVETHEM THEIR NEEDEDEQUIPMENT TO GO TOWORK FROM DAY ONE.STAND UP: YOUGRADUATE WITH JOBOPPORTUNITIES ANDALL THE TOOLS YOUNEED.WILLIAM: THE GUYS INSCHOOL RIGHT NOWALREADY HAVE JOBS.WAYNE: I FEEL LIKE APROUD FATHER WHENTHEY GET A JOB.

IREALLY DO.

I PUFF MYCHEST OUT AND STRUTAROUND LIKE AROOSTER.THE AMERICANWELDING SOCIETYEXPECTS THERE WILLBE A SHORTAGE OFNEARLY A-HALF-MILLION SKILLEDWELDINGPROFESSIONALS BY2022.SO THERE'S NOSURPRISE THAT THESESTUDENTS AREMAKING MONEYBEFORE THEY EVENGRADUATE.FRANK: STUDENTS ARESTARTING OUT HERE ATTHE AVERAGE OF 18DOLLARS AN HOURWITH BENEFITS.

BUTTHE OPPORTUNITIESARE MUCH MUCHHIGHER.TO LEARN MOREABOUT HOW TOCONNECT TO CRAFTTECHNICAL INSTITUTE,HEAD TOHIRING716.COM.

INBUFFALO, OLIVIAPROIA, 7EWN.