MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A local technical center has spent decades training people for the HVAC industry. In a full-circle moment, a current student is on a path to success after being taught by a former student.
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A student of the past, passing skills along to the students of today. As an example, look no further than instructor John Thompson. He remembers taking the HVAC course in the same shop he teaches in now at Bryant Career Technical Center.
“I actually got my start here. I am a product of Mobile County public schools in the career tech industry, came here and was fortunate to really enjoy the program,” Bryant CTC HVAC Instructor John Thompson.
In the years that followed, Thompson went to technical college and worked for a few companies before opening and running his own HVAC business for 26 years. Eventually, the opportunity to return to his roots presented itself…