The Employer-Directed Skills Act has been reintroduced to both chambers of Congress, offering a way to make training new hires easier and more affordable.
With capacity for up to 4,500 students per year and over 100,000 annual training hours, the ATTC provides immersive, hands‑on experiences that equip technicians with the necessary skills to commission, maintain, repair, and optimize increasingly complex climate control systems.
In the first phase, BlackRock’s Future Builders initiative will deploy $100 million in grant capital to nonprofit and workforce development partners across multiple states over the next five years, reaching 50,000 workers.
Designed to accommodate technicians’ busy schedules, the platform offers self-paced learning through pre-recorded videos available on desktop, mobile and tablet.