Career Development & Training

Education, training and career development at Shapiro & Duncan are a win-win-win. Clients benefit from educated and experienced professionals, and skilled and experienced craftspeople who do the job right the first time and deliver on-time and on-budget. Shapiro & Duncan benefits from more productive employees who are current on best practices, yielding repeat business and referrals. At the same time, employees advance in their careers and earn more as they continue career development. S&D employees can take advantage of the following opportunities:

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $5,250/year)
• Paid Training (including Apprenticeship Sponsorship)
• Paid Internships
• S&D YOUniversity: S&D employees are required to take up to 3 credits a year. Classes are held at Rockville and Landover, MD locations. Classes include Intro to HVAC, Plumbing, Pipefitting, Basic Electricity, Basic Refrigeration, Blueprint Reading, Torch Cutting, OSHA 10, OSHA 30, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, BlueBeam etc.
• External: Plumbing, HVAC and HVAC Controls through Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Metro Washington, Virginia and Chesapeake Chapters, Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Adult Education, D.C. Apprenticeships and more!