The RV Technical Institute Year Of Recruitment Off To Successful Start

As the demand for RVs continues to skyrocket, the demand for technicians has increased along with it. In response to the growing need for more trained RV technicians, the RV Technical Institute has begun an intensive technician recruitment effort that aims to bring in 1,000 individuals from outside of the RV industry in 2022. Even though it’s still early in the year, the Institute has already been making great strides towards their goal. The team has attended four major events so far and is planning many more to come as the year progresses.

“We’ve had a large amount of interest both from dealerships and individuals,” says RV Technical Institute Executive Director Curt Hemmeler. “The phones are ringing off the hook. We’re encouraged by the momentum and the strong show of interest, and we are excited to continue our recruitment efforts as we work to enroll a thousand new technicians into our training program and ensure more people are able to enjoy traveling in their RVs.”

The RV Technical Institute’s recruitment kickoff began at the 2022 Florida RV SuperShow, which takes place annually in Tampa, FL. The event has become the RV industry’s largest consumer show, offering educational seminars, daily entertainment, and the most up-to-date innovative RV products and accessories. Their opening day had over 20,000 participants, setting an audience attendance record and giving the RV Technical Institute many opportunities to network with interested individuals and share the need for more RV technicians.

Along with their presence at the SuperShow, the RV Technical Institute has been working closely with school counselors to share the RV technician career path with high school students. RVTI Executive Director Curt Hemmeler attended a three-day ASCA conference in Hilton Head Island, SC, which had an audience of over 600 high school counselors from across the state. While there, Curt shared information about the RV industry and the logistics of how interested high school students could enter the RV technician field upon graduation.

The RV Technical Institute then presented at the NTP-STAG EXPO in late January in Las Vegas. NTP-STAG, the market’s largest wholesale supplier of RV parts and accessories, brought a full house of dealers, media, and industry associates to attend the break-out training session, led by the Institute’s Director of Recruitment, Tracy Anglemeyer. She also presented information on RVTI’s 2022 recruitment campaign, the new subscription plans, and the sense of unity that surrounds the effort to train current technicians and recruit even more.

Finally, RVTI kicked off the month of February at the busy Detroit RV & Camping Show which welcomed more than 27,000 people through the doors of the 5-day consumer show.

For more information on the courses offered by the RV Technical Institute, check out their website here.