The event provided an opportunity for attendees to bounce ideas off one another as they tried to solve the most pressing issue currently facing HVACR educators in the U.S. — how to attract new talent to the industry.

Ice Energy, a leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage, has partnered with Capstone College, Pasadena, Calif., to develop an interactive training program designed to educate students, local technicians, and contractors in the disciplines of thermal energy storage, HVAC, and refrigeration.

ACCA president and CEO Paul Stalknecht deemed attendance at the ACCA conference one of the best investments contractors can make. 

York’s Quality Education & Training Center is working with a local organization called Save Our Veterans (SOV) to teach trained military personnel new skills pertinent to a profession in HVACR.

We need trades professionals with the skills and knowledge to perform and meet the growing demands in building the infrastructure in this country and to create the spin-offs that come with a growing, thriving economy.

Signature Worldwide, a provider of customer service and sales training, has launched a new mobile training reinforcement system. The new product, “Signature Cue Tips,” provides customers with a convenient way to deliver reminders to employees to keep training fresh.

Mohawk Valley Community College to host seminar on hydronic heating supplied by renewable energy sources.

ACCA, an association of HVACR, hydronics, and building performance contractors, has announced the launch of a new Member Service Center at http://members.acca.org, which provides a collection of online training resources for contracting business owners and managers.