Interview with Jason Haskin – Service Manager at Boothes regarding Chris Barnett, NexTech’s first HVAC graduate
Joe: So it looks like your company has our very first HVAC graduate Chris Barnett in our program! First, on behalf of Nexstar Network and NexTech Academy, we want to congratulate you all! Jason: It is Exciting for us; we are recognizing Chris with a company-wide breakfast and present him with a couple of certificates […]
Get To Know Jeff Atwell, NexTech’s Plumbing Technical Coach
How did you get into your trade? What was your trade education experience like? I fell into the trade. My brother owned a plumbing company, and once I graduated I needed a job, and he needed help. I didn’t anticipate this being a career, more of a way to make a paycheck. I started at […]
Find New Apprentices in the Restroom
Do you wish that you just had two minutes to explain to your target audience why your company is the best to work for? Well, you do. You can reach your audience in the public restroom. That’s right. The restroom. As Marc Miller, president of New York-based InSite Advertising said, “In a restroom for one […]
NexTech Academy Helps Businesses Train Service Technicians with Online Videos
Training videos that go into the field with your technicians NexTech Academy online courses prepare HVAC, electrical, and plumbing technicians for the challenges they will face every day in the field. Informative and effective, these online trade training courses are among the most valuable assets a business owner can provide to employees. And this value […]
Meet Amanda Yang, NexTech Academy’s Instructional Designer
Amanda Yang, NexTech’s instructional designer for the HVAC curriculum follows her passion every day. She loves instructional design so much, she created a course to introduce herself! Start the course below and get to know Amanda and what she brings to the team.
Big Changes in How Users Engage With NexTech
For long time blog readers, you know that NexTech Academy surveys students and training leaders as they progress from one level to the next. Why? We want to see if their feelings change as they grow in the online technical training program and gather ideas on what we can do to improve the curriculum. One […]
Meet Corinne Hall, Electrical Technical Coach for NexTech Academy
How did you get into your trade? In high school, I didn’t even know the trades existed. Maybe that was my own lack of awareness and not asking the right questions, or maybe it was an industry that was glossed over as a career opportunity. Either way, my awareness of the trades came from a […]
NexTech 2.0 Is Coming!
Since NexTech Academy launched, we’ve been busy analyzing how users are using the program and planning for improvements. Our observations have led us to the development of NexTech 2.0, offering improved learning experiences and student performance tracking. We’re excited to share our work with you and we’ve put together this short course, highlighting the features […]
Plumbing Technical Training Program Celebrates First Graduate!
May 7th, 2018 will hold a special meaning for Nexstar members as well as NexTech Academy. On that day NexTech Academy Plumbing went live and offered members an online training platform unlike any before. The focus of NexTech Academy from day one was to provide an online technical training program integrated with soft skills training […]
NexTech Academy Offers More Affordable Subscription Pricing
Breaking news—we’ve got fantastic updates regarding online technical training. Nexstar Network’s board of directors recently voted to reduce the costs of NexTech Academy! Why? We have been working hard on improving NexTech Academy, making changes to the program that will reduce its operating expenses. We’ve decided to pass those savings on to NexTech Academy subscribers. […]
