--- title: Construction Training is About More Than Equipment with Jeremy Whitaker description: Aaron and Jeremy Whitaker discuss why the education system discourages students from blue-collar careers and bringing the Dirt World to high schools. image: https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/164_cover.jpg --- ![Construction Training is About More Than Equipment with Jeremy Whitaker](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/164_cover.jpg) Episode 164 # Construction Training is About More Than Equipment with Jeremy Whitaker May 4, 2023 • 87 minutes past " title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen> Get the Buildwitt app: --- [![appstore](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Training%20page/appstore.svg) ](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buildwitt/id1595174235) [![googleplay](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/2022%20-%20BuildWitt/Training%20page/googleplay.svg) ](https://andriodapk.com/androidapp/1595174235/) Listen on: --- [Apple Podcast ![Apple Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/ApplePodcast.svg) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirt-talk-by-buildwitt/id1494235724) [Google Podcast ![Google Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/GooglePodcast.svg) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS83Nzk2MDMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ24rn4__2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ) [Spotify Podcast ![Spotify Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/SpotifyPodcast.svg) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/2GK5UWkulNJ6tNFXvWngMt) *To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag **#betterdirtworld** and join in on the conversation.* *If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to [DirtTalk@buildwitt.com](mailto:DirtTalk@buildwitt.com).* *Stay Dirty!* ## Any Dirt Questions? Ask us! And we will try to answer it in future Dirt Talk episodes. ## Featured Guest --- ![107_podcover](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/107_podcover.jpg) Nic Parish Job Title, Company ![icon-linkedin-black](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/icon-linkedin-black.svg) " title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>   Jeremy Whitaker is the Director of Training & Recruitment at [C.W. Matthews Contracting](https://cwmatthews.com/) out of Marietta, Georgia. It’s something of a unique position, but as you’ll learn from the podcast, Jeremy has the unique background and career path to match. He worked for multiple years a carpenter, a phys ed teacher, a musician/worship leader before he ever began teaching and training young people in construction. After a varied career, he felt the call on his life to combine his passions and experiences and joined up with C.W. Matthews to scale his construction education efforts.  This week on Dirt Talk, host Aaron Witt and Jeremy Whitaker chat about what a career looks like when the two constants are “Jesus and construction”. Jeremy then shares his experience and expertise with engaging high schoolers in the Dirt World and why the current education system discourages students from going into blue-collar careers. If you want to learn more about the work that Jeremy Whitaker is doing with C.W. Matthews, you can get more info at [cwmatthews.com](https://cwmatthews.com/).  Listen to Dirt Talk: - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirt-talk-by-buildwitt/id1494235724) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2GK5UWkulNJ6tNFXvWngMt?si=1e2a915c6deb4b63) - [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnV6enNwcm91dC5jb20vNzc5NjAz?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT-NrOkIn9AhX4uYQIHfmqDm4Q9sEGegQIARAC) --- *To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag **#betterdirtworld** and join in on the conversation.* *If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to [DirtTalk@buildwitt.com](mailto:DirtTalk@buildwitt.com).* *Stay Dirty!* **[PREVIOUS](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/blue-collar-cash-with-author-ken-rusk)** [![Dirt Talk 163 | Ken Rusk](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/163_cover.jpg)](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/blue-collar-cash-with-author-ken-rusk) ### [Blue Collar Cash with Author Ken Rusk](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/blue-collar-cash-with-author-ken-rusk) **[NEXT](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/construction-technology-is-a-process-with-aviv-leibovici)** [![](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/165_cover.jpg)](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/construction-technology-is-a-process-with-aviv-leibovici) ### [Construction Technology is a Process with Aviv Leibovici](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/construction-technology-is-a-process-with-aviv-leibovici) ## Latest Episodes [Episode 275 Goodfellow Bros Book Report Part 2! 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