WHAT
IS THE MECHANICAL INDUSTRY?
WHAT
KIND OF JOBS DOES THE INDUSTRY OFFER?
ARE
THERE CREATIVE JOBS?
DOES
IT PROVIDE BENEFITS TO OTHER PEOPLE?
DOES
THIS INDUSTRY OFFER A
STABLE
BASE FOR A PERSONAL CAREER,
AND
GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE?
HOW
ABOUT COLLEGE CREDIT?
HOW
DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?
Choose
the industry that offers a stable base for
PERSONAL CAREER GROWTH
POTENTIAL.
It's a smart choice for
a promising future!
Michigan
MCA Associations
Participate In sciencepipeline.com
National
Industry Website to Educate Students
The
Greater Michigan Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors is
proud to be one of the founding MCA Chapters developing
www.sciencepipeline.com
a national industry website to educate the public about
the plumbing and mechanical industry.
Outreach
to Science Teachers, Counselors, Students and Parents
This
educational website will serve as an outreach to science
teachers, school counselors, students and parents. The
website content and visual demonstrations are being developed
by professionals retained by the involved MCA Executives.
These professionals consist of Gerald Katz, President
of the National Foundation for Energy Education, Chris
Stewart, President of Educational Dimensions, Inc., and
Jay Bryant of Jay Bryant's Communications. Their experience
and knowledge are being used to develop a website that
will be recognized as approved classroom curriculum for
use by teachers and students. This will also serve as
the pathway for introduction to the school counselors
and parents. In addition, onsite demonstrations and programs
are offered by the National Foundation for Energy Education.
The Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association
of Detroit is also a founding sponsor of the website.
The
website will visually demonstrate internal and thermal
energy in motion. It will also provide information about
the career opportunities in our industry, the educational
requirements necessary to enter, and the excellent wages
and benefits. The website training curriculum for teachers
will be marketed throughout the country by way of various
teaching venues as well as national teacher conferences.
These promotional avenues have been identified by our
professionals, who are familiar with the appropriate venues.
The expected result is to increase the awareness and desirability
of working in our industry among the younger people still
exploring various career opportunities, via high school,
college or trade schools. We have something for everyone!
Other
organizations and MCA Executives involved in the project
include: John Barrasso, MCA of Connecticut, Molly Forward,
Metropolitan Detroit MSCA, Jack James, MCA of Eastern
Pennsylvania, Steve Lamb and Dan Bulley, MCA of Chicago,
Kathy McFadden, Mechanical Contractors Association of
Metropolitan Washington, Alan O'Shea, MCA of New Jersey,
Bernard Vondersmith, MCA of Maryland, Richard J. Sawhill,
ARCA/MCA of Southern California along with Sandra Miller,
Greater Michigan PMCA.
We sincerely hope that other MCA Chapters in the state
will follow our lead and become involved in this extremely
important program.
Greater
Michigan PMC Partners with National Foundation for Energy
Education
In
its ever-increasing efforts to educate our youth on the
extraordinary benefits of a career in the plumbing and
mechanical industry, the Greater Michigan PMC has contracted
with the National Foundation for Energy Education to work
directly with our local science instructors to achieve
this goal. Brought to the attention of the Greater Michigan
and Detroit PMC's by Kathy McFadden of the Mechanical
Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington, the
NFEE has been wonderfully successful for their organizations.
The
program uses several demonstrations and video clips, with
a professional taking students to the next level in their
studies. It shows them the practical application of the
science concepts they have studied. The following concepts
and applications will be demonstrated and explained:
- The
relationship between Newton's Law of Cooling and thermostat
settings,
- Heat
flow and the insulation of walls, ceiling, and duct
work,
- The
cooling effects of evaporation and boiling, and the
refrigeration cycle
An
HVACR professional from the Greater Michigan PMC will
also discuss the technological importance of being able
to regulate temperature, and how this ability has changed
society. Students will be provided with information about
careers in the heating, cooling and refrigeration industry.
HVAC&R
Professionals in the Classroom is sponsored by area
industry organizations and is free of charge to schools.
HVAC&R professionals will require the assistance of
three student assistants to help prepare demonstrations.
Students
will be provided with written instructions in advance
of the presentation and will be given a 15-minute hands-on
review prior to the program by the presenter. The Detroit
PMC is also participating in this program and has already
sponsored their first educational program.
The
program ties perfectly into the www.sciencepipeline.com
website.
Greater
Michigan Student Chapter Makes Final Cut for MCAA National
Student Competition
We
are proud to announce that our Ferris State University
Student Chapter, the country's only MSCA Student Chapter,
has made the final cut for the MCAA Student Competition.
Four teams from the 30 student chapters for MCAA will
make presentations to a group of professionals at the
MCAA Convention in March. The contractors on the panel
will make the final decision on the winner.
Congratulations
to all those who participated in the competition, it is
a great honor to have made it this far. Good luck - you've
made our Association and the whole State of Michigan proud
by being one of the final participants.
Greater
Michigan MSCA Displays First UA Star Billboard
To
prepare for the future of the service industry, the United
Association (UA) developed the UA S.T.A.R. service technician
certification program.
The
program, supported and endorsed by the MSCA, will ensure
employees have the skills needed to do their jobs efficiently
and safely.
Contractors
who employ UA S.T.A.R. certified technicians are guaranteed
they have the best-trained heating and cooling technicians
in the industry, giving them a marketing advantage.
The
UA and MSCA have developed a total marketing program to
provide customers and potential technician employees with
information about the S.T.A.R. program. The Marketing
Program includes TV and Radio Advertisements, Newspaper
and Magazine Advertisements, Supply House Brochures, along
with Billboards, like the one pictured above. As local
chapters work to make UA S.T.A.R. known in their area,
the MSCA and UA will be running national commercials and
advertisements.
Greater
Michigan PMC Elected to 2003 Associations Advance America
Honor Roll
Greater
Michigan PMC has been elected to the 2003 Associations
Advance America Honor Roll, a national awards competition
sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives
(ASAE), Washington, DC.
Greater
Michigan PMC received the award for its Michigan Construction
Careers Initiative / website - www.MIConstructionCareers.org
The
website was produced to answer PMC Members and the Michigan
Construction User/Owners concern of where our employees
will come from in the future. It was determined to be
the best possible way to solicit applicants for apprenticeships,
journey workers, professionals and office personnel. The
PMC continuously works toward developing new and inventive
ways to make successful contacts with students, counselors,
parents, and school personnel on the variety and extent
of career options and college education in the construction
industry.
When
developed it was a first of its kind website for the construction
industry in this country. It utilized the technology that
students today are most comfortable with to expose them
to the tremendous opportunities in the construction industry.
The site answers the questions of students, counselors,
teachers and other potential applicants.
This
pioneering Website has provided appreciable results. Training
Programs are reporting more qualified applicants from
contacts with the site. As shown above, our program went
from previously receiving mainly applicants with high
school diplomas and GED's to 67% of the last intake's
applicants having greater than a high school education.
Now
in its 13th year, the prestigious Associations Advance
America Awards program recognizes associations that
propel America forward - with innovative projects in education,
skills training, standards-setting, business and social
innovation, knowledge creation, citizenship, and community
service. Although association activities have a powerful
impact on everyday life, they often go unnoticed by the
general public.
"Greater
Michigan PMC's program truly embodies the spirit of the
Associations Advance America campaign. It is an honor
and an inspiration to showcase this activity as an example
of the many contributions associations are making to advance
American society," remarked ASAE President Michael
S. Olson, CAE.
