Training and Education for Contractors

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A thorough understanding of sheet metal work is necessary to help attract prospective workers, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the number of sheet metal workers to grow 15 percent by the year 2022 — faster than the national average across all occupations. 

The 24,037-square-foot facility, which houses classrooms and meeting space for hydronic training and educational purposes, achieved 62 points out of a total of 79 possible points for LEED Gold.

This hands-on workshop will cover the maintenance and calibration of air station maintenance, valves, thermostats and transmitters, relays, and receiver-controllers.

Whatever the ratio between journeymen and apprentices might be, and however that ratio is determined, the one constant is the need for adequate training for all HVACR service personnel working on a job site. 

Education was at the forefront as Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) members gathered in San Antonio for the organization’s annual conference.

Keynote speakers for the HVACR & Mechanical Conference for Education Professionals have been announced today, and they will be featured at the event set for March 9-11, 2015, at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.

Prison officials credit the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADOC) emphasis on reentry for the recent success of two former offenders who found jobs within days of their release. Effective programming helped these men find HVAC jobs in the Tidewater area within days, nine and 13, respectively, of their release.

The Clifford H. ‘Ted’ Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation was established to assist with the recruitment and competency of future HVACR and water heating technicians by awarding scholarships to qualified students enrolled in an institutionally accredited school. 

The Copeland Technical Specialist Program is a five-stage program designed to establish Copeland product experts within wholesale branches to better serve contractor customers. 

The Building Performance Institute Inc.(BPI) has announced that Spanish versions of the Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge exam and companion reference guide are now available for purchase through a new section of BPI’s website, www.bpi.org/espanol.