Foundation News

10.31.25

PHCC Educational Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the national plumbing apprentice contest. The contest was held October 27 to 29 in Grand Rapids, MI with a total of seventeen plumbing apprentices from across the nation participating.

10.22.25

66 students were selected to receive PHCC Educational Foundation scholarship awards totaling $152,000. Applicants must be plumbing or HVAC apprentices or trade school students, or college students pursuing studies directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling industry.

09.10.25

PHCC Educational Foundation, UA, IAPMO are teaming up to train Charles Goede for the prestigious WorldSkills 2026 event in Shanghai.

07.10.25

HomeServe as the newest award sponsor for the PHCC scholarship program, funding five scholarships with each award providing $3,000 in support for students pursuing plumbing or HVAC apprenticeship or service technician training.

07.09.25

Congratulating the 2025 SkillsUSA Plumbing Championship winners and thanking the volunteers and sponsors who make the event possible.

05.08.25

Attendees learned that as a foreman, they are now getting paid to help the members of their crew to be the most productive workers on the jobsite. Their tools are now a computer and their brain. And A.I. is rapidly becoming another incredibly powerful tool that must be learned to be successful today.

03.31.25

The PHCC Academy’s HVACR curriculum is being enriched by two new certification courses, equipping technicians to earn credentials to safely work in the field and be able to purchase and transport low GWP (global warming potential) refrigerants confidently.

03.26.25

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (March 27, 2025) – "Disruptions Create Opportunities” was a theme of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation’s popular Essentials of Project Management class last week.

02.26.25

The PHCC Educational Foundation's 2025 scholarship program is accepting applications now, with $150,000+ in awards available.

02.10.25

The PHCC Academy’s online courses teach HVACR professionals how to confidently solve basic and novel industry problems using new sustainable solutions and smart technologies and to advance their careers.