Teaching kids about HVAC opportunities
Several of my business associates and I have pooled our resources to start a local non-profit group.
Although it won’t pay off in money, we are hoping to give a boost to the local construction industry, and to help out some young people along the way.
What we want to do is offer mentorship programs to high school students who are suffering from poor grades. There are a lot of kids who are smart, and good workers, but just aren’t college material. We want to show these kids there is an alternative career path, and that with plumbing, construction, or HVAC work you can make a great living without college. I am an HVAC tech and business owner, so of course that is what I know the best, but I don’t want to limit kids to that, either. Any arm of contractor work has limitless potential for growth, so if you think HVAC work is too complex, check into plumbing, or roofing, or electrical repair. College costs a ton of money, and takes a long time, but going to trade school for your HVAC certification is much quicker, and doesn’t cost nearly as much money. Kids are told that they can choose college or a life of dead end jobs, but skilled tradesmen like HVAC techs, plumbers, and electricians, make amazing money and have great careers without ever going to college. My goal isn’t to recruit new HVAC techs, it is to show these kids that they have a much brighter future than they might think! I am excited about this program!