Training Our Next Generation of Essential Workers

Redmond's Complete Comfort takes trade advocacy to heart and is committed to training and growing the next generation of trades men and women.

By Tera Redmond, Redmond's Complete Comfort

Brian Redmond, owner of Redmond's Complete Comfort, decided to pursue the HVAC trade after being introduced by a mentor who was in the field. Four years after graduating he left his employer and we started our own company. Now, 10 years later, we sit on the advisory board at CPI and at least half of our workforce are CPI or trade school graduates. We spend many hours throughout the year in the classroom helping grow students both on the technical side of the career as well as the professional side of the trade.

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"As humans we have a longing for relationships. Our connections, our communities and our relationships within them play a role in what we choose to do. It is no different for the trade industry. As we advocate for the trades it is easy to just tell students that they should get involved but at some point we must be willing to invest both time and money in our next generation. Most of the trades men and women are involved because a parent, friend, or someone that they looked up to told or showed them that they should pursue a career in the industry. " - Brian Redmond.

In the last two years, Redmond’s Complete Comfort has focused on building a training program for new team members and an apprentice program for students as young as 10th grade. We have implemented training programs in the field as well as classroom training. The classroom training is not your typical classroom as we utilize live training boards to start and then we move on to virtual reality training. "This is the most innovative training out there. We can replace some hands on training with a safe environment for training new technicians. We can start them with the basic components and then as technicians progress they begin trouble shooting. In a world of technology, applying what they learn from paper to hands has been our biggest hurdle in training our teammates. This has solved that problem. After the completion of the virtual training, technicians are then paired up with a trainer for field experience. " said Brian Redmond.

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At Redmond's Complete Comfort our key strategy to building a strong team is investing in training our next generation while doing what we love. Visit www.redmondscompletecomfort.com for more information.

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