For the most part, technical skill competence will be matched by competitors, so being exemplary in the soft skills department can give you an edge

Speaker and author Marilyn Sherman’s keynote address at the Water Quality Association’s annual event in Las Vegas will focus on improving morale, teamwork and communication skills

Hydronics is the focus of the next Caleffi webinar, scheduled for April 18

They aren’t just titles: The certifications represent your education and will help pull in customers looking to hire for work.

Sharing this short whiteboard animation video recently released by AWWA is a great way to educate your customers about lead contamination

Employee recruitment is something that many companies struggle with, but John Gibson is proof that there are strong candidates out there who could easily develop a passion for plumbing if you can figure out how to reach them

Some crewmembers may question your established policies, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to get them to fully believe in the company culture

Here are some of the things that the author, a past attendee and workshop presenter this year, is most looking forward to at the upcoming show in Indy

It doesn’t matter what your background is, it’s how you use it in this industry.

A Kansas correctional facility is ramping up its vocational training offerings for an offender demographic that has the highest recidivism rates

Learning to turn off those all-too-common negative thoughts makes employees more resilient and better able to cope with change and stress

At the root of the knowledge gap and the struggle to find the next generation of skilled workers is the perceived value of the plumbing trade

Households in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico will be the beneficiaries of this year’s project

Unlike search engines, apprenticeships bring education and real-world working experience to plumbers.

Want a more productive and successful team? Get going with more frequent conversations about each employee’s performance and plans for the future with your company.

One plumber’s collection of industry artifacts that started in the 1950s has grown into a museum that aims to educate plumbers and nonplumbers alike

A four-year college degree is still strongly pushed as the main option for people coming out of high school, but one blogger provides a good breakdown of the counter argument

Like many of his colleagues, Patrick Wallner has had difficulty finding skilled workers for his company, so he’s made that area a focus in his work for the PHCC

Being knowledgeable and having people skills will put you ahead of the pack.