Foundation News

10.27.26

The PHCC Educational Foundation announced key leadership appointments to guide its national workforce development, apprenticeship, and trade education programs. Longtime industry professional John Zink has been appointed Executive Director of the Foundation, and Nicole Urizzo has been named Director of Academy Services. Concurrently, Steve Rivers, owner of Rivers Plumbing and Air in California and a past president of the PHCC—National Association, has begun a two-year term as Foundation Chairman.

10.19.26

The PHCC Educational Foundation announces the new PHCC Academy course Rising Leaders - a training series designed to equip the next generation of trade professionals with the tools to succeed both on the job and in their personal life.

10.08.26

80 students were selected to receive PHCC Educational Foundation scholarship awards totaling $200,000. Applicants must be plumbing or HVAC apprentices or trade school students, or college students pursuing studies directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling industry.

10.01.26

Team USA contestant Charlie Goede earns a medal in the 2026 WorldSkills Championship held in Shanghai, China.

06.11.26

The PHCC Educational Foundation announces the winners of the SkillsUSA NLSC plumbing championship, held June 2 & 3, 2026 in Atlanta, GA.

05.07.26

The PHCC Super Foremen Workshop confronted the entrenched “us vs. them” tension between field crews and the office, challenging foremen to see themselves as members of the ...

04.07.26

Bernzomatic will be funding more than 50 new scholarships through 2029 for students pursuing plumbing or HVAC apprenticeships, service technician training or college degrees directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling industry.

03.23.26

PHCC of IN is using PHCC Educational Foundation training programs to turn incarceration into an opportunity for career-readiness in the skilled trades.

03.11.26

The PHCC Essentials of Project Management class encouraged participants to approach their projects the way a good detective approaches a case—by carefully examining the evidence, asking good questions and managing with numbers.

03.06.26

Elite technicians demonstrate the advanced skills required beyond basic repair to succeed in the future of the trade Deadwood, South Dakota (March 5, 2026) – Nine of the nation’s top HVAC apprentices recently put their skills to the ultimate test during the PHCC Educational Foundation’s newly launched National HVAC Apprenticeship Competition in South Dakota. This contest debuted a rigorous new …