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Having grown up in the mechanical (HVAC) world:  I live and breathe it, I especially enjoy the mission-critical side of it, both learning on an ongoing basis and sharing what I have learned. However, today there is an unprecedented need for many more people to service the products within these facilities, as well as for HVAC specialists overall. All the while, technologies that drive these operations and machines are evolving at breakneck speed. The larger concern is the number of people available and trained to do the work of keeping facilities and machinery operating properly and efficiently.

It Is Simple:  The Skilled Trades Community needs more people. We need more people to gain exposure to the trades, through schools, through company and industry outreach efforts, as well as mentor-mentee relationships. I have been concerned with this for years now and have never been satisfied with the number of people joining the trades as a career … and now - we need them more than ever.

Having worked for one of the largest and best mechanical companies in the US, at an early age I was exposed to the advantages of an apprenticeship program. The curriculum was based upon theory in the classroom in the evenings and hands-on, tool-using, actual fieldwork during the day … This was a four-year program. This education was paid for by my employer and hosted by the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Technicians. Today there are untold ways to learn and participate in this field, both Union and Non-Union, company-based, trade school-based, etc., and many programs are at no cost to the student/apprentice/trainee.

Today, as part of the leadership team of a multi-national HVAC – Mechanical Contacting Company, I see the need for recruiting and training as never before. Keep this one thought in mind. From now until the end of 2030 there will be 10,000 people retiring every day of the week … Many of this group, the Baby Boomer Generation, are in the skilled tradespeople category of workers. There are currently 10.4 million open jobs in the United States.

The purpose of deepKnowledge is to create and stimulate awareness of the skills gap and to recruit people to join the ranks of the trades as a long-term, high-quality of life career. One that they can be proud of and provide an excellent life and lifestyle for themselves and their families.

The mission is to educate, explain, show, and relate real-life examples while building a force of talent that will be highly sought after for their deepKnowledge of facilities, and mechanical systems but more so, the work ethic and quality of skilled trades workers.

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All the Best,

Greg Crumpton