The Refrigeration School, Inc. (RSI) announced today its partnership with Chas Roberts, one of the largest and longest-standing residential HVAC companies in Arizona, to recruit and train 100 new installers for Chas Roberts. RSI will recruit the aspiring skilled trades professionals and provide hands-on training leading new students to a path of employment with Chas Roberts. The Construction Installer Training Program is a three-week course that will prepare recruits for a meaningful and lucrative career in the skilled trades industry with Chas Roberts.
In an additional program to further expand the partnership and help fill the growing skilled trades gap locally, Chas Roberts will provide ten $10,000 scholarships to current RSI students who are enrolled in the Refrigeration Technologies or Electro-Mechanical Technologies programs. Additionally, RSI will match the scholarships and provide two $10,000 scholarships for eligible students.
“We are honored to be partnering with Chas Roberts, who is a true local HVAC titan,” said Mary Kelly, president and CEO of StrataTech Education Group (RSI). “Together we are educating the next generation of skilled trade professionals through innovative curriculum while providing more accessible training with our scholarships.”
“By 2028, there will be a critical skilled trades labor shortage in the U.S with 2.4 million vacant jobs, and we are already seeing the implications of the shortage,” said Damon Bromagem, Vice President of Residential Sales and Service of Chas Roberts. “To help alleviate the stress of the labor shortage, this new program is preparing individuals to enter the industry with the essential skills and training necessary to succeed from the first day on the job.”
For more information about enrolling in new program with RSI and Chas Roberts, please visit www.rsi.edu/get-started/chas-hvac-installer.
Operated by StrataTech Education Group, RSI is the largest heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (HVAC/R) school in the country and has been training students for sustainable HVAC careers for more than 60 years.
