BPI is seeking input from Spanish-speaking professionals across the HVACR industry is it works with Oregon Training Institute to create a Spanish-to-English home performance glossary.
NTI’s 8,000-square-foot campus in The Oddie District, a planned maker space and innovation and arts center, will have the capacity to train 400 technicians annually in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical skills.
Launched in 2019 in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, the Metallica Scholars Initiative helps students pursuing careers in the skilled trades gain access to education and training opportunities that lead to meaningful careers and family-sustaining wages.
HVAC trade enrollment growth coincides with increased industry efforts to promote skilled trades careers and highlight the job security and earning potential available.
As heat pumps and other advanced systems become more common, the gap between what’s possible and what’s practical will depend largely on workforce readiness.
With the goal of providing an immersive learning environment that goes beyond traditional classroom instruction, the Institute is expected to open in 2027.
As heat pumps and other advanced systems become more common, the gap between what’s possible and what’s practical will depend largely on workforce readiness.
A survey from BuildOps shows the AI training gap present in HVAC. In this Q&A, learn how to overcome this gap, which can simultaneously address the workforce shortage.