|
Growing
Career Opportunities in Climate Control Technology.
A new career map, Careers in Climate Control Technology,
provides a first-of-its-kind interactive, visual tool to
showcase the employment opportunities that exist in the
swiftly growing HVAC/R industry – Heating, Ventilation,
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration.
The challenge is that HVAC/R training programs at
community colleges and other institutions struggle to
get students interested in their programs. This new
career map offers a powerful tool that can be used by
educators, career advisors, students, military veterans,
employers, policy makers, workforce professionals and
others to see the wide variety of high-quality jobs that
exist in the industry. It also illustrates how
advancement is possible after just a few years of
experience.
The map identifies five sectors within the industry –
residential, commercial, sales and marketing, automated
controls, and design and engineering. It highlights 40
jobs and more than 150 advancements between those jobs
and across sectors.
Climate Control Career Map
Created by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
in conjunction with Santa Rosa Junior College, the jobs
and job details are focused on the California market,
but are applicable across the U.S.
“The Careers in Climate Control Technology map explores
an industry exploding with job opportunities in heating,
air conditioning and refrigeration technologies,
describing diverse occupations across the industry, the
multitude of advancement routes (over 150) between jobs
and sectors, and identifying the sorts of credentials
necessary to do these jobs well,” explains Joe Sarubbi,
project coordinator for IREC.
“I recently had a chance to see the Careers in Climate
Control Technology Map presented at the California
Community College Association for Occupational Education
(CCCAOE) Conference,” said Tina Dodson, director of
workforce programs at Santa Rosa Junior College. “The
excitement in the room was palpable. Educators and
career counselors are in desperate need of tools like
this career map – tools that show the real job
opportunities that exist in trade industries like the
HVAC/R industry.”
“The map includes a section on ‘green’ or clean energy
jobs within the industry,” adds Sarubbi, “jobs with a
mission to design, build and operate high-quality,
healthier and more energy-efficient homes and commercial
or industrial buildings.”
Details provide a brief description of each job, with
salary range, information on education and training, as
well as skills and requirements necessary to do the job
well. The information was assembled with the
participation of five subject matter experts across the
HVAC/R industry.
Story
continues below ↓
|
