
Care is a trade. Barbers and cosmetologists, nursing assistants and nurses, EMTs, technicians and aides all work with bodies and with trust. The barber chair lineage and the ambulance kits from the 1960s to today show how much the tools and the training have changed.

Barber chairs from the hydraulic era to today.

What an ambulance carried in each decade since EMS began.
Tuition is free for the first 150 students who sign up by October 31, 2026 — 150 seats left. Help us build VoTechWorks. Tell us what works, what doesn’t, and what you want to learn.