The Future of Skilled Trades & Technicians in Security - w/ Baer Halvorson

We have a doozy for you all today!

Baer Halvorson of The Security Today Podcast joins us to share his background in the industry and a bit about how he got into creating content - both his podcast and course/educational content before we dive into our conversation about the future of skilled trades - in particular the skilled trades in the security industry.

We've all seen the headlines and topics covering the need for more skilled labor and I'm sure many of you have heard the inquiries of companies searching for skilled technicians in our field.  We dig into some of the ideas that might help to shape and strengthen our industry for the future.

Baer's 3 Points To Appealing To The "Next Generation": 
- Get it in front of them
- Show that it's interesting
- Celebrate the successes

You won't want to miss this one!

Enjoy the show!
(**LOTS of links below)

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Time Stamps:

2:30 - Intro & Our Connection
7:54 - Baer's Background in Security
24:35 - Baer's "Security Guy" Moment
28:53 - Education w/ Black Pickett Fence Online
31:43 - The Future of Technicians in Security
35:10 - Attracting The Younger Generation to the Industry
45:50 - Importance of Knowledge Transfer
53:15 - Celebrating Those That Make The Effort
1:02:42 - Quick Questions
1:20:25 - Wrap Up

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Baer's Info & Projects
Baer's Instagram
The Security Today Podcast
Black Picket Fence Online

 

Links referenced:

- Foley Belshaw Online Locksmithing Course - link here

- National Locksmith Guide to Manipulation - the thing that got Baer interested in locksmithing - link here

- Italian Job scene I think of with this ;) 

- McKinsey & Co Article on Future of Skilled Trades - link here

- Wall Street Journal Article - link here

Celebrating Those Who Are Making An Effort In This Space:

Eddie Dacius - Instructor at North Bennet Street School link here
Cicada Systems - link here
Andrew Brown - Skilled Trades Advisory Council - link here
Rodger Schmidt - see Security Today Podcast Episode here