San Antonio is facing a shortage of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) workers, the people relied on when air conditioners need to be fixed.

A lot of those workers are retiring, and training new ones is expensive.

The San Antonio Ready to Work program is helping address that problem by paying for the training of new technicians.

Miguel Espinoza is 58 years old and about to finish the SA Ready to Work program as a certified HVAC technician.

“I was working at dead end jobs,” Espinoza said.

He said for the first time in his life, he is about to have a career — not just a job.

His training through St. Philip’s College HVAC program was paid for by the SA Ready to Work program.

“I had no idea the person that was sitting behind a desk one day that said, you know what, I’m go

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