FALLS CHURCH, Va. - As part of a renewed commitment to apprentice and journeyman training, the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation will be offering several new training programs in the coming months. They include:

  • A revamped and updated first-year Plumbing Apprentice Program developed after almost a year of meetings with apprentice training and curriculum development experts.

  • A first-year HVACR Apprentice Program offered in collaboration with the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA).

  • A Joint Plumbing and HVACR Instructor Conference, which will be offered in conjunction with three other organizations. The conference will target instructors in apprentice programs and educators who teach the subjects in the secondary and postsecondary schools, and colleges. It will be held April 5-6, 2006, outside Washington, D.C.

    For more information, visit www.phccweb.org.

    Publication date: 07/25/2005