07/31/2023
PRESS RELEASE
Tidewater Air Balance, Inc.
308 Cedar Lakes Drive, Suite 300
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
757-410-1171
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Apprenticeship Program Achieves First Success.
Chesapeake, Virginia – Tidewater Air Balance employee successfully completes Virginia’s new Air & Hydronic Balancing Technician Apprenticeship Program.
Tidewater Air Balance would like to congratulate employee Eric Davis on being the first person in Virginia to complete the Air & Hydronic Balancing Technician Apprenticeship Program. Davis completed the 3-year program with successfully passing NEBB Certified TAB Technician Exam.
The Air & Hydronic Balancing Technician Apprenticeship is a registered apprenticeship with the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Labor. Successful apprentices not only receive a Virginia Journeyworker’s card but also achieve highly recognized certification by NEBB, the premier international certification association for the testing and balancing industry. Apprentices complete 6000 hours of on-the-job training and 432 hours of related technical instruction over 3 years. To graduate from the program, apprentices must pass an examination. Chesapeake based firm Tidewater Air Balance developed the program with the Virginia Department of Labor in 2020 after struggling to find workers with experience in their specialized part of the HVAC industry. Several more Tidewater Air Balance employees are working their way through the program and they looking at add more in the future. “Tidewater Air Balance is very proud of Eric Davis for pioneering this new program and proving that it can be successful. We are excited develop more skilled technicians in our trade.” says Brian Ross, Vice-president of Tidewater Air Balance.
To find out more information contact: Tidewater Air Balance 757-410-1171 tidewaterairbalance.com; the Division of Registered Apprenticeship with Virginia Department of Labor and Industry at 804-786-2382 doli.virginia.gov; NEBB 866-497-4447 / 877-800-5147 nebb.org
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