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> And you wouldn't want students to be handling many of the jobs that rely on people to conscientiously do them for years, and have institutional memory in mind.

Went to a vocational high school for electrical installation and in senior year we did jobs around the school. My friend and class partner put up the schools first CCTV system and we did everything ourselves. I was crawling around in the ceilings stringing coax and 24V power wires, on ladders with a hammer drill mounting brackets, and in the court yard drilling holes through the walls into the deans office on the 2nd floor. That was a 2 month job.

Two other classmates did an amazing rewiring job in the automotive electrical shop with all new conduit bent to perfection, multiple parallel runs and all. Of course we were the top students in our class. We were hand selected for such jobs by our teacher who was a licensed master electrician so it allowed us to legally do work in the building. As long as you have a good head on your shoulders, sharp teacher and the right equipment you can achieve a lot with a little training.



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