Rough words but probably true.
No intent to be "rough", just realistic. Also, I raised a couple of kids through that age so I know the value of focused questions.
As an FYI, I'm retired from CareerTech and worked on the Business & Industry Services side where industry regularly asked about how to recruit from the trade classes. Also, you might find value in getting some input from the instructor on how best to position your student for getting hired. Ask the instructor for an evaluation of your student's weld coupons for the AWS position certification tests.
Hope this is helpful and your student finds a good job.