But somehow we had up to this point missed his awesome Skills and Work Ethic Aren’t Taboo (SWEAT) pledge.
Recently, Mike went on The Blaze TV show “Wilkow!” to discuss his new scholarship program, the mikeroweWORKS Scholarship Fund. As Mike as said in the past, there are “3 million jobs are currently available that either no one can do, or no one seems to want.” Oddly enough, Rowe says the rewards for doing these jobs “have never been better.”
A big reason for that, Rowe says, is that vocational training is looked upon by the American education system as a “consolation prize” for those who can cut it in college.
“It’s crazy to suggest that one size fits all. That’s the problem,” Rowe says in the Blaze interview. “It’s education, but it’s not the kind of education that your guidance counselor typically points to and says ‘Do this.'”
Rowe’s scholarship is meant to train high school seniors for the millions of jobs available in the trades through partnerships with trade and technical schools all across the U.S. The first school the program is partnering with is the Mid-West Technical Institute.
On average, the program is granting $15,000 to these students. But not before they do a few things. As Rowe explained to Blaze TV, students applying for the scholarship must make a video explaining why they deserve the scholarship, along with writing a 500-word essay.
