For many female (and male) students entering technical classes, their first challenge is tool identification.   Women tend to have less informal tool-use experience outside of the classroom and therefore find it difficult to identify tools when they enter the trades.  Demonstrating tool-use in the classroom is a great way to keep your female students engaged!

This six-part video series opens the trades “toolbox”  and introduces your students to basic trade-specific equipment used in a variety of occupations, including plumber, carpenter, mason, welder, electrician and automotive technician.

Each of the six “Tools of the Trade: Inside the Technician's Toolbox” videos not only demonstrate to students exactly how each tool is used, they also explain how and why each tool is used in real-world settings.  What’s more, the videos offer a bigger picture of the industry itself, including an inside look at career options.

Order individual videos, or order the full set.