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The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation are committed to educating more people in the skilled trades and helping them find careers in the home improvement industry through our Path to Pro program. With nearly 400,000 open roles in the trades nationally, we can’t tackle this work alone. Industry leaders like Home Builders Institute (HBI), Construction Ready, SkillPointe Foundation and Atlanta Technical College (ATC) are helping us prepare skilled people for these opportunities. Since the program’s inception, the Foundation’s trades-focused partnerships have trained more than 41,000 participants and introduced more than 210,000 people to the skilled trades, surpassing its commitment to train 20,000 people six years ahead of schedule.  

Additionally, the company has also launched several new initiatives. From geotargeted online resources and entry-level certificates to advanced training, and even a networking platform with the company's Pro customers, people now have even more opportunity to pursue their career journey in trades from start to finish. Learn more at PathtoPro.com
 

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHTS

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OUR PATH TO PRO PROGRAMS

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SEPARATING MILITARY

HIGH SCHOOL & YOUTH

Each year, in partnership with Home Builders Institute (HBI), the
Path to Pro military program provides nearly 1,200 exiting service members with industry recognized pre-apprenticeship certification (PACT) through 10 U.S. military bases.
The Path to Pro high school and youth program offers curriculum and hands-on training to students in more than 325 schools across 37 states, with partners HBI and Construction Ready.

 

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ACADEMY

SCHOLARSHIP

The Path to Pro academy program offers training and certification for diverse adult populations and underserved communities. More than 1,600 participants have successfully trained nationwide.Through the Path to Pro scholarship program, The Home Depot Foundation and SkillPointe Foundation have awarded more than 385 scholarships to students pursuing a trade college or postsecondary program, nationwide.

 

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ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

 

In 2019, The Home Depot and other Atlanta-based corporations collaborated with Atlanta Technical College (ATC) to introduce the Center for Workforce Innovation. The program offers high-quality instructors, professional skills classes, on-campus career development coaching, wrap-around services, and work-based apprenticeships and internships. 
  

 

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Youth Program Locations (State)
AlabamaKansasNorth Dakota
AlaskaKentuckyOhio
ArizonaLouisianaOklahoma
CaliforniaMarylandOregon
ColoradoMassachusettsPennsylvania
ConnecticutMichiganSouth Carolina
FloridaMinnesotaTennessee
GeorgiaMissouriTexas
HawaiiMontanaVirginia
IdahoNew HampshireWashington
IllinoisNew JerseyWisconsin
IndianaNew Mexico 
IowaNorth Carolina 

 

Military Program Locations (Bases)
Ft. Liberty (Q1 '18)Ft. Carson (Q1 '19)Camp Pendleton (Q1 '20)
Ft. Stewart (Q1 '18)Ft. Cavazos (Q1 '19)Ft. Riley (Q1 '20)
Jacksonville Naval (Q3 '18)Norfolk Naval (Q2 '19) 
Ft. Bliss (Q1 '19)Ft. Campbell (Q3 '19) 

 

Academy Program Locations (State)
ArizonaFloridaTexas
CaliforniaLouisiana 
ColoradoNorth Carolina