Will Berry co-owns Berico Fuels. (Photo courtesy of Lenny Hall)

LPG Spotlight: Berico Fuels

June 21, 2022 By Carly Bemer

Berico Fuels partners with North Carolina Technical Education Center (NC-TEC) to recruit and retain employees in the propane industry.

This article is tagged with Berico, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), LPG Spotlight, NC-TEC, North Carolina, propane industry and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Conference highlights tips for educating, training employees

April 27, 2022 By Carly Bemer

As companies become creative in hiring approaches, providing proper training to new employees is critical to maintain the industry’s reputation for safety.

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), education, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Rocky Mountain Propane Association, safety signals, safety training, Suburban Propane, ThompsonGas, Tom Clark and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Bergquist’s Trent Johnson, center, and VAPGA’s Dennis Cruise, left, teach ABC’s plumbing students from a propane system board. (Photo by Darryl L. McDonald)

Effective partnerships matter

January 24, 2022 By Randy Doyle

Learn how a state propane association and builders association developed a partnership to educate and train service technicians.

This article is tagged with association, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), partnership, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Real Talk with Randy, state association, Virginia, Virginia Propane Gas Association and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Power generation, engine projects gain PERC funding

November 24, 2020 By Brian Richesson

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) approved the funding requests during its virtual meeting in November.

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), Ford, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Propane Emergencies, Rinnai and posted in News

PERC adopts latest educational strategies

July 3, 2020 By Ellen Kriz

The new approach to education addresses compliance programs, sales training, emergency response and consumer education in addition to CETP training.

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), Eric Kuster, Lyndon Rickards, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and posted in Current Issue, Featured

PERC approves partnership with NPGA, GPA Midstream

March 16, 2020 By Brian Richesson

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) approved the following funding requests at its February meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.

This article is tagged with Arizona, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), GPA Midstream Association, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and posted in News

Attendees in one of the three breakout sessions of the conference, “New Curriculum for New Employees,” hosted by PERC’s Emily Wood. Photo by Tyler Gunter

PERC highlights safety training, CETP updates at conference

January 30, 2020 By Tyler Gunter

The topics of discussion at the conference ranged from propane emergencies to code updates, but what piqued the most interest was the updated Certified Employee Training Program (CETP).

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), Lyndon Rickards, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane safety, Safety Trainer’s Conference and posted in Featured, News

NPGA to sell CETP certification program to propane council

September 16, 2019 By Brian Richesson

The certification program helps employers and employees comply with various federal and state codes and standards that require documentation of employee training.

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Randy Thompson, Tucker Perkins and posted in News