The National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers (NAOHSM) is fighting back with a number of weapons, including a CD presentation designed to encourage high school and junior high vocational students to consider training to become an oil heat technician, a scholarship program, trade show events designed specifically for students, career days, and equipment labs.
According to NAOHSM Executive Administrator Judy Garber, the association's past president, Scott Hinkley (R.E. Hinkley Co. Inc., Claremont, N.H.), led the way when he actively campaigned for renewed emphasis on technical training during his leadership tenure a few years ago.