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The skills shortage isn’t as big as we’re led to believe.
Your Trade Experience Matters. Help Fix the Skills Gap. On Your Terms.
Across the UK, experienced tradespeople hold decades of valuable knowledge. The skills haven’t disappeared — they’ve simply become dormant.
At the same time, many people want to learn a trade, work with their hands, and build a future, but lack access to real-world training and proper mentorship.
Dormant Trade Skills reconnects experience with opportunity — passing on practical skills, restoring purpose, reducing reliance on benefits, and helping build a stronger, more productive society.
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Dedicated to Empowering Seasoned Tradespeople
Whether you hung up your tool belt years ago or you’re just looking to slow down, your hard-earned skills are still in demand. Most seasoned tradespeople step back not because they can’t contribute, but because full-time roles no longer fit their lives. Dormant Trade Skills changes that with flexible projects that let you keep working on your terms, stay involved in the work you love, and pass on your know-how to the next generation.
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When experienced tradespeople hang up their tools for good, a wealth of knowledge and craftsmanship goes with them — communities lose quality workmanship and younger trades miss out on mentorship from veterans. Worse still, those retired pros often feel a loss of purpose, even though they have decades of expertise left to give.
Typical reasons include:
- Years of physical work taking a toll on health
- Few options for part-time or flexible schedules
- Wanting more time for family or other pursuits
- Feeling unwelcome or outpaced on job sites
- Burnout from decades on the job
- Not realizing their skills are still in demand
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Why Choose Dormant Trade Skills?
Fully flexible – choose when and which projects to take on
No fees or commitments – free to join, with zero pressure to accept work
Built for seasoned pros – designed exclusively for experienced tradespeople
Earn extra income – get paid to do what you love, without the full-time grind
- Fully flexible – choose when and which projects to take on
- No fees or commitments – free to join, with zero pressure to accept work
- Built for seasoned pros – designed exclusively for experienced tradespeople
- Earn extra income – get paid to do what you love, without the full-time grind
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Don’t let your decades of experience gather dust. Join Dormant Trade Skills today to stay active, earn on your terms, and share your expertise where it’s needed most.