Trade school recommendations?

paul reardon

Depends on where you are located? Personally keep trying the unions, or work for a union contractor, stocking or truck driving. Or take trade classes at any local community college, etc. It would be a plus if he/she could use this time getting math skills far beyond what trade schools require. Just some thoughts...

Darrell

Trade school recommendations?

My nineteen year old son has harbored a dream to be an electrician for some time now, but has not found success in getting into the field as an apprentice with a decent outfit, and IBEW only signed twenty-five kids this year. He's been riding along with me on service calls on his day off, (pretty cool to have a nineteen year old son who wants to ride with dad on his day off!), and last night he asked me if I knew of a school he could go to and learn to be a serviceman! I think he was surprized how much electrical I really do. I got my experience at the end of a wrench as a plumber/heating installer, (I think I worked for some of the screamers that another post was talking about!), but he'd really like to go to a "real school" for a while. I'm kinda out of the loop on this one, any recommendations for a good trade school for a potential HVAC serviceman?

Gene_3

if you are in Ct or Mass

I would rec Porter & Chester, we have a HVACR program that is 12 months day or 18 months eve, we cover oil,gas,a/c refr,elec,heat load,psychrometrics,humid,dehumid,tubing,piping,service,install,alot of electric, motors, blowers, compressors, refrigerants & blends, just about everything you can cram into 12 months to get started, out of Ct or Mass, I dunno.

D. Andrews_2

trade school

If you are near New York, check out www.delhi.edu. SUNY Delhi offers training in the trade area you are interested in.

aaron_4

school

Here is a good school to go to for hands on traing. Good luck.
Aaron

http://www.hvacschool.com/index.shtml

Tony_23

PCT

Penn Tech in Williamsport, PA

Seems to operate at top notch level.

Nathan_4

Thanks

Hi, I am the son interested in the trade schools. Thanks for the recomendations. They are much appriciated,
Nathan K

Dick_3

Training

You could try to get him on as a truck driver or warehouseman in a union outfit, then send him to evening school for HVAC. If he has good potential, he will be noticed and given an opportunity in the apprenticeship program.

Another way, is to get him on as a HVAC helper in a non-union company, and send him to nite school. Get him some experience and let him take the apprenticeship tests each year. If he's a sharp kid working non-union, the union would love to have him with a couple years experience and having made his rookie mistakes elsewhere; and good for him with better pay and benefits, and better work opportunuties. He'll receive an "ivy league" education for free in the union apprenticeship program.

Everyones looking for good dependable young HVAC apprentices with nature talent and a good work ethic, they are few and far in-between now a days. He'll be able to make his own way with a bright, secure, and prosperous future, if he applies himself.

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Super Drain

trade school

I am a graduate of the SUNY DELHI HVAC program. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great edu. Dan Andrews is a great guy to learn from