Aug 21, 2019 | Workforce Training
Flame Furnace’s Unique Situation Not many PHCE businesses have a technical/vocational school nearby, but Flame Furnace, in Warren, Mich., is one of the lucky few. Their management team can provide employment to recent graduates, but they’ve found that their new hires...
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Aug 14, 2019 | Workforce Training
Finding work as a plumber, electrician, or HVAC technician may be appealing to those seeking to develop their career path. But, knowing how to get properly trained in the trades and paying for their vocational training may be perceived as a barrier. Smart business...
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Aug 7, 2019 | News and Events
Here at NexTech Academy, we are quickly becoming a game-changer in the industry. To be the best, we believe in helping our students put their best foot forward in their given trades. Hence, we are proud to announce that we are teaming up with Timberland Footwear and...
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Jul 24, 2019 | Home Service Trades
When you imagine the daily work of a plumber, electrician, or HVAC technician, what comes to mind? Technicians in the trades must have all the skills required to install and repair complex systems, as well as to diagnose any problems that may arise. At the same time,...
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Jul 17, 2019 | Workforce Training
Jason Haskin is the service manager at Boothe’s Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing in Hollywood, MD and is the primary training leader for their NexTech Academy program. He recently sat down with Jeff Atwell, Nextech Academy’s Plumbing Technical Coach. They...
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Jul 10, 2019 | Vocational Training Programs
As you consider your job options, work as a plumber, electrician, or HVAC technician may be among your top choices. Entering these fields once required technicians to train at costly vocational schools, where rigid schedules made it difficult to keep up with work,...
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Jul 3, 2019 | News and Events, Vocational Training Programs
NexTech Academy has partnered with Explore The Trades to offer scholarships to veterans hoping to enter the PHCE field. Explore the Trades actively drives young adults, ages 15-25, into the PHCE service industry through education of employees, businesses and schools....
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Jun 26, 2019 | Home Service Trades
Right now, there’s a very high demand for skilled tradespeople. There has always been a need for electricians, plumbers and HVAC technicians, and there always will be, but we need them more now than ever. If you follow any trades websites or have looked at job...
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Jun 19, 2019 | News and Events
Tasha Colson is the NexTech Academy training leader at BelRed Energy Solutions in Mukilteo, Wash. They currently have eight people in the HVAC program. She shared her observations on how NexTech has worked in her business with Jeff Atwell, NexTech Academy’s Plumbing...
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Jun 12, 2019 | Home Service Trades
Deciding to become a plumber is a major decision. It only makes sense that you want to find as much information about it as possible before you make the leap and start your plumbing training. But not everything you read or hear about plumbers is true. Some things you...
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