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Train the Trainer 15 is sponsored by the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), Snap-On, Trane, Starrett, and Gateway Technical College.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation announced its third annual HVAC Apprentice Contest will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2015 during PHCC’s CONNECT 2015 conference in Hollywood, Florida.

The Nexstar Legacy Foundation will use this funding to continue to build awareness of the professional and lucrative careers available in the trades.

The Utility Industry Workforce Initiative is a multi-year effort dedicated to facilitating the recruitment, training, and retention of exiting service members, veterans, and their spouses into employment in the utility industry. 

ACCA announced it has received approval for Ohio Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) for its in-person residential and commercial Design for Quality Installation Courses. Participants can earn 24 CEUs for successfully completing each course.

The Mechanical-Electrical Academic Consortium (MEAC) held its 11th annual Faculty Training Camp (a.k.a., Faculty Boot Camp) at James Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Fourteen attendees from universities across the U.S. learned about mechanical and electrical systems.

The shortage of well-trained HVAC technicians has plagued the industry for years and projections insist the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. However, many are finding qualified, desciplined help from those who once donned uniforms decorated with different badges and stripes.

Organizers have announced the inaugural Building Content Summit (BCS), a conference aimed at gathering manufacturers, engineers, architects, and building information modeling (BIM) users to discuss issues facing the BIM community.

Hill College, along with Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Hill College Cleburne Technical Center to unveil the historic Walls Building, which will house spaces for new HVAC laboratories.

The national competition showcases public high school and college/postsecondary students enrolled in career and technical education programs.