PHOENIX - The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association's Arizona Chapter (SMACNA Arizona) says it expects a surge in training at the Sheet Metal Trades Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) program over the next several months due to the announced closing of Phoenix-based Universal Technical Institute Inc.'s HVACR program.
Universal Technical Institute recently announced that it will phase out its HVACR program over the next 12-14 months due to what it says are strategic and financial difficulties with student recruitment and creating awareness about career opportunities.