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Up Close - Education, Training & Employment - August 30, 2012
HVAC/R training program in Spokane feeds need
Job market for HVAC/R service techicians said steady; future growth is expected

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

Northwest HVAC/R instructor Pat Johnson, left, prepares Paul Martin, of Combustion Control, for a license exam.
Northwest HVAC/R instructor Pat Johnson, left, prepares Paul Martin, of Combustion Control, for a license exam.
—Staff photo Mike McLean
The Northwest HVAC/R Association & Training Center here expects a full enrollment of about 50 students this fall, and any graduate of the course who wants to work in the field of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration, will be able to find a job, says Tena Risley the association's executive director.

The association's nine-month course qualifies its students to become service and maintenance technicians, placing them in the second or third year of an apprenticesh...


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