Foundation News

  August 2019 In this issue - Back to school time is coming fast. Read on to learn about resources for the apprentices and instructors headed back into the classroom. Also, now making a gift is easier than ever - just send us a text! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor Back to School Already? Hard to believe it, but most schools will be back in session in just a few weeks. For apprentices, school …

07.19.19

The PHCC Educational Foundation supports the plumbing and HVACR contests each year. The Foundation’s Plumbing Apprentice and Journeyman Training Committee makes up the majority of the SkillsUSA Plumbing Technical Committee, and members were on hand to set up and help with contest judging.

  July 2019 In this issue - Even a tornado can't stop our volunteers, strategic lessons, and a call for HVAC apprentices. Keep cool in that summer heat and remind your younger crew members that hydrating with energy drinks doesn't count! Our Thanks to Focus Flash Sponsor Tornado? Missing Crate? No Problem! Foundation Volunteers Deliver SkillsUSA Championships Foundation volunteers set up, run …

07.10.19

Tornado? Missing Crate? No Problem! "It's thousands of moving parts!" is how Foundation staff member Maureen Vasquez describes the process of set-up & running the SkillsUSA Plumbing Championships. This annual event gathers together the high school and post-secondary student winners of SkillsUSA state level competitions for national championships. Our contest and over 100 others brought 16+ …

07.10.19

"There's no room in our company for brilliant jerks!" shared instructor Nate Koejte at the Foundation's two-day workshop for contractor business owners and key employees. "We love having sharp employees, but not if it comes with the baggage of an ego or abusive attitude. Simply stating this as a company rule can do a lot to change the behavior of your employees." Dozens of simple tips to improve …

03.14.19

The Foundation's online apprentice program can be combined with hands-on experience to allow companies to handle training in-house.

12.13.18

Thanks to our volunteers and contributors, we had a pretty awesome 2018. Mix a big batch of hard working volunteers with a heaping helping of generous donors, and you get a fully cooked batch of checked off boxes on our 2018 to-do list. Here's some of what we got done this year.

10.26.18

The PHCC Educational Foundation's Plumbing and HVAC Apprentice Contests at CONNECT use an impressive assortment of trade materials to simulate a “real world experience” for the contestants. Following the contests this year, the Foundation made sure that some of those same materials would continue to benefit others through a generous donation to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Albuquerque, New Mexico.

10.19.18

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association’s (PHCC) Educational Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the national plumbing and HVAC apprentice contests.

10.15.18

Twenty-six students were awarded a total of $60,000 in scholarships funded by the Foundation, the South Jersey Mechanical Contractors Association, Gerry Kennedy, Anne Williams, the McGlame-Wordell Scholarship Committee, the PHCC Auxiliary of Texas, the PHCC Auxiliary of Massachusetts and PHCC’s Past National Officers.