Learning how electricity works — and doesn’t — is key for Diego Sigala and 14 other high school students. The teens are part of a new program at Tarrant County College South Campus where they receive training to become heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians.
The effort is a collaboration between TCC, the Fort Worth and Kennedale school districts, and private industry that was forged to address local workforce needs.
David Saenz, senior education adviser for the Fort Worth Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce, helped bring the entities together. HVAC was selected because it offers so many opportunities for students beginning their first day of work, school officials said.
“This program is an example of how multiple educational institutions can partner with local industries to launch programming that provides different career-connected college options for Fort Worth students,” Saenz said.
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