Articles Tagged with ''technicians''

These comments are concerning North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and NATE certification.

A DVD titled “Contractor Soft Skills” illustrates how contractors can have their technicians improve their own soft skills. The DVD is the third one about customer service by customer service expert Steve Coscia.

Is it really a lack of qualified workers -- or of qualified companies?

This letter is in response to Kimberly Schwartz’s editorial “Don’t Let That Talent Slip Away,” Nov. 21.

The not-for-profit organization, ACT (www.act.org), notes that a significant segment of today’s labor force does not have the requisite skills that employers demand. This information probably does not come as a surprise to HVAC contractors.

A day in the life of a refrigeration service tech provides a lot of different tasks — tasks that include working with a variety of refrigerants.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE), non-profit certification organization for HVACR technicians, will recognize three technicians as Top Techs.

AirTight, a service contractor in Charlotte, N.C., has announced that Jason Koch has joined the company as a service technician.

Reports from the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) warn that a trained workforce gap is coming and the HVAC industry will not be spared. What can be done to avoid this potential disaster?