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>>> WELL,
>>> WELL, DURING THE PANDEMIC TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO
LEARN NEW SKILLS.
I LEARNED ABOUT MILESTONE
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. IT+@ IS THE ONLY TRADE SCHOOL I
NORTH TEXAS WHERE STUDENTS,
YOU DON'T PAY A DIME, AND THEY
ARE HIRING.
ARE HIRING. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE
DETAILS IS MILESTONE'S HVAC
DIRECTOR BRIAN KLINE.
WHAT SORT OF INCREASE HAVE YOU
SEEN IN APPLICANTS LOOKING FOR
JOBS TO START A NEW CAREER
DURING THIS PANDEMIC?
>> SO, WE FIRED THE ACADEMY UP
IN JANUARY OF+@ THIS YEAR.
WE ORIGINALLY HAD ABOUT 50 OR
SO APPLICANTS THAT+@.
WAS THE FIRST CLASS.
WE HAD A SECOND CLASS THAT
RECENTLY GRADUATED.
RECENTLY GRADUATED. SAW ABOUT A 100 APPLICANTS AND
+@
SAW ABOUT A 100 APPLICANTS AND WE ARE WELL OVER 200 AT THIS
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> WOW!
>> WOW!
>> WOW! CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR FOLKS
LISTENING IN, HOW DOES THE
HIRING PROCESS FOR THE PROGRAM
WORK?
WORK?
WORK? >>
WORK? >> SO, THE HIRING PROCESS,
APPLICANTS FILL OUT THE GENERIC
APPLICATION ON THE WEBSITE.
WE BRING THEM IN IN SMALL +@
GROUPS, LESS THAN TWO OR
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. WE
THREE. WE DO INTERVIEWS, THEY TAKE A
COUPLE OF APTITUDE TESTS, THEN
WE WILL D+@O AN ACTUAL INTERVIE
WITH THEM AND GET THE+@M, MAKE
THEM A JOB OFFER RIGHT THEN AND
THERE ON THE SPOT GENERALLY
SPEAKI+@NG.
SPEAKI+@NG. >> I+@ HEARD YOU MENTION APTITU
TESTS.
TESTS.
TESTS. ARE THERE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
PEOPLE NEED TO APPLY FOR THIS?
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE HAD A
+@
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR AT LEAST
THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. GENERALLY THAT MEANS IF YOU GOT
IT ON YO+@UR 16th BIRTHDAY, Y
HAVE TO BE 19.
YOU NEED TO HAVE JUST A BASIC
WANT TO MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND
WANT TO WORK WITH YOUR HANDS.
AND OVERALL, I SAY THIS IS
KIND OF FUNNY, BUT WE ARE JUST
LOOKING FOR GOOD PEOPLE.
IF YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON, YOU
ARE MECHANICAL AND WANT TO WORK
WITH YOUR HANDS IN A TRADE,
THIS IS FOR YOU.
WE INVITE YOU TO APPLY.
>> WE CAN LAUGH ABOUT IT BUT IT
IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD
PEOPLE WORKING WITH YOU.
WHEN DO PEOPL+@E NEED TO GET
THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BY?
>> WE ARE RECRUITING FOR
CLASSES KICKING OFF BY THE 27th
OF THIS MONTH.
WE NEED TO GET THOSE
APPLICATIONS IN WITHIN THE NEXT
WEEK OR SO SO THEY CAN BE
SCHEDULED.
SCHEDULED. IN THIS PARTICULAR SESSION,
THEN WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER CLASS
THIS FALL AROUND OCTOBER.
>> THIS PART SHOCKED M+@E BUT I
AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOUR
PROGRAM THAT MILESTONE
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS
TO FREE EDUCATION?
>> WE BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW,
THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT
CERTAINLY ISN'T FOR EVERYBODY
AND WE DID SOME RESEARCH,
CURSORY, IN THE LOCAL MARKET
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE FOUND THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR
A TECHNICIAN TO GO AND LEARN
HVAC AS A TRADE HERE LOCALLY IS
AROUND $10,000.
AROUND $10,000. IT CAN BE WELL MORE THAN THAT,
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. WE WANTED TO PAY PEOPLE TO
COME AND ATTEND OUR PROGRAM SO
THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY
+@
THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FIN+@ANCIAL BURDEN
PLACED ON THEM FOR TRADE
SCHOOL, PLUS THEY GET REAL
WORLD EXPERIENCE PLUS THE
EDUCATION PIECE OF IT.
FOR US IT IS A WIN-WIN.
>> IS THERE AN INCREASE IN JOBS
YOU CAN GET WITH THESE TYPES OF
SKILL
SKILL
SKILL >>
SKILL >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. TO PUT IT MILDLY, THE TRADES
ARE SHORTHANDED.
ARE SHORTHANDED. ROOFIN+@G, HVAC AND ELECTRICAL
THEY ARE ALL THINGS WE ARE
DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO COME IN AND
LITERALLY JUST WORK IN THE
QUOTE UNQUOTE GOOD OLD-
FASHIONED WAY WITH YOUR HANDS.
>> LOVE IT.
NOW THE BIG QUESTION, I HOPE
EVERYBODY OUT THERE LISTENING,
AND I WILL SHARE THIS
INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET
DOWN HERE.
DOWN HERE. WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND MORE
INFORMATION?
INFORMATION? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE BEST PLACE TO GO IS
MILESTONEU.COM.
MILESTONEU.COM. THEY CAN ALSO GO TO