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Education doesn’t stop when you finish your apprenticeship or even move up the ranks of the industry. That was demonstrated again recently when Local 327 member Dave Bella finished up a Harvard Business School program.

Bella said the 9-week, 75-hour Management Essentials will allow him to “enhance my management style and make a positive impact on the Custom Installation Division” and that he’s already going back for a program on organizational leadership. He says that seeking out training is something that he’s always done. He joined the union as an apprentice more than nine years ago after earning a business degree and just kept going.

“I have taken every class and seminar that the Building Trades Employers Association offers. I have a debt of gratitude for all the BTEA does with extended education as well as recovery in the trades. I just attended an improving field communication seminar.”

Asked why he continues he says: “To grow, to learn, and to do my best teaching the next generation of members. I have come to find out this industry is not easy path, you need to be self-motivated, and I need all the help I can get.”