UPHCA Apprenticeship Academy The Utah Plumbing and Heating Contractor’s Association (UPHCA) is pleased to sponsor the UPHCA Academy, an educational foundation established to further the plumbing trade in Utah. The Academy was launched in November 2023 and continues to be the premier training program and facility for the subcontractor specialty trades in Utah, located at 2824 S. Redwood Rd. in West Valley City, Utah. “The UPHCA Academy’s goal is to educate and train individuals in the trades, transforming individuals into a journeyman or master plumber, without the high cost of a university or college degree,” said David Hill, Executive Director of the Academy. “The trades are an often-overlooked career pathway. Yet with the current housing and plumbing shortages in Utah, plumbing is a field that is already paying nearly four times the current minimum wage.” The National Kitchen and Bath Association estimates that nearly 60,000 plumbers retire each year, with only 30,000 new apprentices entering the field. Hill says that the plumbing shortage hits home in Utah, which has TIRED OF LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK? UPHCA Apprenticeship Academy currently offers two programs, the flexible and ONLINE industry-led plumbing apprenticeship program and Backflow Certification Training Program. OPEN ENROLLMENT JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER TODAY! uphcatradeschool.org/enroll (801) 307-5500 uphcatradeschool.org Directory and Annual Magazine | 21
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