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The Perfect Technician Academy
Technical school builds industry leaders and draws students from around the globe
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MELISSA MOORMAN
JANUARY 2017 PARKER COUNTY TODAY
The Perfect Technician Academy began as an idea of Hobson brothers Brett , Greg and Brian to provide training to those looking to enter the air-conditioning and heating field . Interviewing over 100 people was the norm for each new hire , and the group was traveling across the country from Canada to Mexico , and from the East Coast to the West to find the very best people for their company and their customers .
But what they found was that the trained , ready-to-goto-work employees they needed just didn ’ t exist . There were many schools and programs in the marketplace ,
60 some lasting as long as two years , but none of them were providing the kind of training that the Hobsons wanted their employees to have . So , the Hobson brothers began their own school specifically focused on the residential heating and AC market , first as a partnership with Weatherford College , and now a stand-alone concern at their facility just off Greenwood Road in Weatherford . Talking with the students who graduated from their training at the end of last year , the education they received is not just the ins and outs of HVAC systems , but a confidence in their job skills and themselves that will