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The need for more HVACR technicians was one of the issues that took center stage at the recent 2015 HVACR & Mechanical Conference for Education Professionals, where industry educators attended three days of seminars, classes, and networking events designed to foster collaboration within the industry.

The EZTR40 course supplements personal training by Noritz sales personnel, giving tradespeople the ability to gain and deepen their tankless knowledge quickly and effectively. 

The NEWS will examine the results of this survey later this year. The survey is open to all industry educators, and responses are due by April 15. 

Scholarship opportunities have a particular importance in the realm of HVAC, especially today, when qualified, skilled work is becoming very hard to find.

Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) students James White and Gabriel “Ben” Ou are the first to be awarded the Mike Bradley Memorial Scholarship. Both students received a $500 scholarship to fund their education.

Heating and Cooling Essentials, 4th edition, is now available from career and technical education publisher Goodheart-Willcox. The newly revised text is designed to be an introductory learning tool for students pursuing HVACR careers.

The indoor environment and energy services association’s 47th annual event will take place March 16-19 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.

After more than 30 years in the HVACR industry, Phil London will take on an elite level of responsibility as he assumes the role of ACCA National Chairman of the Board next week during ACCA’s annual convention in Grapevine, Texas.

There’s still time to get in on the June drawing for a Fieldpiece LT-1A digital meter. Submit your diagnosis to the troubleshooting situation — featured in the Dec. 15 issue of The NEWS — involving an electric furnace and a customer’s complaint of not enough heat.

Sporlan felt it could fill an underserved part of the HVAC marketplace with its new training center in Washington, Missouri. The facility is designed for technical training on today’s modern refrigeration systems by offering both classroom and hands-on activities.