Getting Skilled in the Trades Can Transform Your Life.
Episode description
Welcome to the Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in construction with your host, Lia Lamela.
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This week, we are honored to have Robert McLaughlin, the director of the Electrical and HVAC Training Center in New York. Robert is a certified OSHA and NFPA Safe Safety Instructor, board member of Habitat for Humanity, and on the Education Committee for Metropolitan Air Conditioning Contractors. He also holds a master electrician's license and owns his own electrical contracting company. Robert brings a wealth of experience and insights into the importance of vocational education and training.
Quotes:
"First you build it by, you know, letting them(students) know that you have a good plan for them. But then you got to show it to them, right? Prove it out."- Robert McLaughlin
"The idea is that you are in control of your own destiny. How hard you work and what you put into this is, is going to be how you get there."- Robert McLaughlin
"Once you're successful and you're able to do something, you got to make sure you reach back and take somebody with you."- Robert McLaughlin
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