Carrier has recently officially opened a new 16,000 square feet training centre at its Charlotte offices, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house attended by the company’s commercial HVAC leadership and other valued guests. The new training center, where Carrier University is headquartered, represents a nearly $4 million investment in training the next generation of skilled HVAC technicians.
Carrier University was founded in 1929. The new training center is located alongside other Carrier offices, less than two miles from Carrier’s Charlotte factory, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
The new training center hosts more than 1,200 students for in-person courses each year, ranging from one week to 13 weeks of instruction time, depending on the course. Another 7,400 students receive virtual instruction through Carrier University. Courses cover a wide range of areas, including technical skills, HVAC service, HVAC controls, HVAC design and sustainable building solutions.
Commenting on Carrier’s career development drive, Gaurang Pandya, President, HVAC Americas and Commercial HVAC EMEA, said, “Dr. Willis Carrier invented modern air conditioning in 1902 and since then, we’ve developed industries – not only the HVAC industry, but significant industries built around the HVAC space, and we are super proud of that. But the piece that we are even more proud of is that we’ve helped develop careers for folks within our organization and beyond.”
