The Retail Ready Career Center has 4,160 square feet of space dedicated to four live HVAC labs and approximately 5,200 square feet of classroom space. The 10-hours-a-day five-days-a-week six-week program is very intensive and is meant as a crash course for those entering the HVAC industry.
Direct Energy's brands, which have committed to donating $100,000 in scholarships to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation over the course of 12 months, will work alongside Rowe to promote the skilled trades industry and empower future and potential trade professionals.
The Workforce Development Foundation has been meeting informally for more than 10 years to discuss industry issues like government relations and association concerns.
We need trades professionals with the skills and knowledge to perform and meet the growing demands in building the infrastructure in this country and to create the spin-offs that come with a growing, thriving economy.
In the interest of full disclosure, I am a sucker for an infographic. Sometimes I have the attention span of my six-year-old, so getting good information quickly is an ideal situation.
The more I speak with HVAC industry leaders at conferences and expos, the more I see how problematic the I-have-to-attend-a-four-year-college-to-be-successful mentality is for young learners and our industry.
HVACR contractors looking for plentiful job opportunities, high salaries, available training and large numbers of service calls should head for California or Ohio, according to a list of top states to work in HVACR compiled by Emerson Climate Technologies.