[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    CPI'S 100 PERCENT JOB PLACEMENT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud 
the faculty, staff, and students of the Central Pennsylvania Institute 
of Science and Technology, referred to as ``CPI,'' in Centre County, 
Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District.
  On April 30, CPI's Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning class 
graduated with a 100 percent job placement rate.
  The HVAC class included over 900 hours of technical training in order 
to prepare students for careers in repairing basic residential and 
commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and 
pipe fitting. Students also learn plumbing, mechanical, building codes, 
design schematics, blueprints, and hazardous materials and gas handling 
techniques.
  As the cochair of the bipartisan House Career and Technical Education 
Caucus, I am very proud to have a great model of career and technical 
education right in Pennsylvania's Fifth District.
  Despite unemployment remaining above average levels, many industries 
face challenges finding qualified employees to fill job vacancies. The 
skills gap between those seeking jobs and those businesses requiring 
highly qualified and skilled workers can adequately be addressed with 
the rigorous, high-quality career and technical education programs, 
such as those offered at CPI.
  Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the recent CPI graduates. I wish them 
the best in their new jobs.

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