HVAC Hero is an adaptive, simulation-based learning environment for adult learners to gain the skills needed to enter the climate trades workforce, starting with HVAC. The United States faces a critical shortage of tradespeople, and existing educational programs limited to in-person training cannot scale to meet workforce demands. Our goal is to enhance the way that skilled trades are taught through customized assessments, learning plans, and learning environments. Our long-term mission is to create pathways to well-paid, dignified jobs in the climate trades for underserved communities across the United States. HVAC Hero aims to narrow two gaps simultaneously: 1) the skilled trades talent gap and 2) the income inequality gap.
Nina Chen
Co-Founder, HVAC Hero
Nina Chen (Co-Founder) is an MBA/MS graduate student and Knight Hennessy Scholar at Stanford, with a focus on designing scalable learning solutions for the climate trades. She was Director of Strategy at ALX Africa, an edtech/apprenticeship program that has trained over 100,000 learners in Africa and connected them to global employment opportunities.
