PHCC Educational Foundation

  September 2020 In this issue - Countdown to CONNECT2020, online apprentice training is still growing and a curve that needs to be flattened - you can help. School is back in session - have a little extra patience with the parents and teachers in your life this month. They have their hands full! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor CONNECT2020 is Virtually Here!      PHCC's annual convention …

  August 2020 In this issue - Flattening the contributions curve, farewell to Lorraine and congrats to 55 brand new scholarship winners. Keep safe with the 3 W's - Wear a face mask, Wash your hands and Watch your distance! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor Do Your Part to Flatten the Curve! (The Other One)      Each year at PHCC's annual convention (CONNECT) the conference attendees get a …

  July 2020 In this issue - Here are the Foundation programs that are available, what's new and what's on hold. What else would be helpful for you? Keep safe with the 3 W's - Wear a face mask, Wash your hands and Watch your distance! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor What is Working and What Isn't + What Do You Need from Us?      Here at the Foundation, most of our core programs can …

  June 2020 In this issue - Get online learning the way you like it - complete a quick survey to tell us how that is. Plus a big thank you to the folks in Louisville who made our SkillsUSA Plumbing contests a success. Keep safe while we are opening back up! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor Tell Us How You Want Online Training With a 2-Minute Survey      COVID has forced many 2020 meetings …

  May 2020 In this issue - A new set of software tools to help with pricing and labor impacts due to COVID, pre-apprentice training interest leaps and saying goodbye to Walter - a founder and a friend. Keep safe and tap the resources available to you - we will get through this together! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor What is COVID Costing You?     We have new additions to our toolbox of …

  It is in times of crisis that we show who we truly are, and I am proud of my fellow PHCC members.   Contractors are proving that we are essential as we work to expand medical treatment facilities and keep those customers stuck at home safe & comfortable. Thank you to all who are doing great work!   My name is Craig Lewis, a PHCC contractor from College Station, Texas. I'm also …

  April 2020 In this issue - One place for tools and resources you need to guide you through what's happening in our industry and apprentice training in times of social distancing. Keep safe and tap the resources available to you - we will get through this together! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor No Cost COVID-19 Resources From the PHCC Foundation & Association    As we all try to …

03.06.20

What works to bring women into the industry? These powerful female business leaders share their best ideas! Be visible. As a woman in the p-h-c trades, that is Brenda Dant’s biggest piece of advice to females looking to find success – and seeking to recruit and retain other women – in a male-dominated industry. Dant, who is the executive director of PHCC of Indiana, facilitated a “Women, …

February 2020 In this issue - Tell us which class to run this summer, plus resources to help start careers in our trade. And who was the most generous state in 2019? Read on... Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor 30-Second Poll - Project Manager Class or Foreman Workshop This summer we can run either a 4-day Essentials of Project Management boot camp class OR a two-day Creating Super Foremen …

01.14.20

The economy is booming like never before. This high-energy growth environment presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is that companies must find more workers with specific skill sets to fill an increasing number of open jobs. The opportunity is that with more affordable, relevant training, many American workers will now have the chance to move into better jobs that deliver …

January 2020 In this issue - Here are a couple New Year's Resolutions we think should be on your list. Our scholarship program is open for business and so is our 2020 annual giving campaign. We are also sad to report on the passing of Irwin Botto. Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor New Year's Resolution #1 - "Our Apprentices Will Apply for a Scholarship."  It Costs Money for a New Apprentice to …

December 2019 In this issue - Learn how a gift to the Foundation is changing the way students are learning in a New Jersey classroom. And don't let the year end without having made your gift.  Very Best Wishes for the Holidays, See You in 2020! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor You Give, They Receive - Putting Your Gifts to Work! Bayshore Chapter Gift Helps Vo-Tech Students Tap into Online …