Training and Education for Contractors - Articles - Page 77

NATE Holding Certification Exams for HVACR Professionals

Sept. 17 Event to be Held at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center

September 16, 2013

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and APR Supply Co., Lebanon, Pa., are teaming up to offer NATE certification testing at 1 p.m. Sept. 17 in room 123 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

Training Track: Sept. 16, 2013

September 16, 2013

Rose State College's Building Operator Certification (BOC) Level I course series is intended for building engineers and maintenance technicians in the HVAC and electrical trades, and others in the facilities engineering and maintenance profession.

Sept. 13, 2013: Sporlan Announces CHILLSKILLS Online Training

Online Portal Provides an On-Demand Method to Gain Needed Training

September 13, 2013

The Sporlan Division of Parker Hannifin has unveiled CHILLSKILLS Sporlan Online Training, a new training website specially designed to provide self-paced online modules to help customers understand Sporlan products and the HVACR industry.

Sept. 13, 2013: ESCO Institute Offers Duct and Envelope Training Package

The Training Program Can Be Used by Contractors or HVACR Educators and Trainers

September 13, 2013

To help meet the need for qualified duct testing, ESCO Institute announced that it is now offering a complete duct and envelope training package that it says is easy to integrate into any training program.

Workforce Development: A Call to Action

Attracting HVACR Prospects Requires Teamwork

Don Frendberg

September 9, 2013

The fact that a worker shortage extends well beyond the HVAC industry means that we must compete with other trades for the same shrinking pool of potential workers.

Aug. 21, 2013: HVACR Workforce Development Foundation Adds New Trustees

Foundation Looks to Educate a Greater Number of Qualified Professionals

August 21, 2013

The HVACR Workforce Development Foundation announced that it has welcomed four new members to its board of trustees. The foundation’s objectives are to raise awareness of the HVACR and water heating industry; create interest in the industry as a career; and enhance the quality and quantity of the available workforce.

HVACR Prospects Match Wits at SkillsUSA Competition

Secondary and Post-Secondary HVACR Students Put their Skills to the Test

Peter Powell

August 19, 2013

The 51 participants — 50 male and one female — advanced to the national competition by successfully competing in regional and state SkillsUSA events.

Contractor Training Defies Price

The Only Thing More Expensive than Training Is not Training

Butch Welsch

August 19, 2013

The need to provide training is something which, as contractors, we need to continually remind ourselves about.

The NEWS Hosts Geothermal Webinar

Free Event to Take Place at 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 26

August 19, 2013

The NEWS will host a free webinar, “Leveraging Electrical Utility Partnerships with Geothermal,” at 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 26.

Training Track: Aug. 19, 2013

August 19, 2013

A Technical Training Associates workshop will help personnel properly install, maintain, and troubleshoot furnaces and heat pumps, and a University of Wisconsin-Madison course on natatoriums will teach students about critical design and installation issues.