I would be ecstatic to set up scholarships for low-income youth who showed an interest in getting into the HVAC field
I had a sit-down meeting with the chairwoman of the local school board, where I pitched her our mentorship program idea. At this point in our work, I don’t handle a lot of the afternoon-to-day operations. I have a crew of techs, & an office of workers, who manage the business for me. After putting in 30 years, I am not complaining about that! However, with a surplus of free time I wanted to do something to benefit the community, however my system is an HVAC training & mentorship program, to provide troubled teens a work option that doesn’t involve going to university or flipping burgers. I was lucky, because our dad was in the HVAC industry & got myself and others a task right out of middle school, however most teenagers don’t have an opportunity enjoy that. In an era when university loan debt is crushing our economy, more teenagers need to get into trade work, in this case the HVAC industry, then demand is constantly high for this kind of skilled labor, & if teens knew that HVAC training was a suitable option to going to university, they might be interested! My system is to hold meetings, & eventually set up some ride-alongs where students can spend a few hours with an HVAC tech observing their work. I would be ecstatic to set up scholarships for low-income youth who showed an interest in getting into the HVAC field. HVAC labor is highly paid & constantly in demand, & it doesn’t put you under a mountain of student loan debt to achieve it.