Yolanda Sorrells joins NRVTA staff as a student advisor

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ATHENS, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced Yolanda Sorrells joined the staff as the training center’s third student advisor. She will respond to inquiries from people regarding NRVTA training programs and courses, help them select classes and assist in completing enrollment documents.  A native of Palmer, Texas, Sorrells learned of NRVTA in a roundabout way. Her …

NRVTA announces working arrangement with Coach-Net

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ATHENS, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced that graduates of its technical training program can apply to be a part of Coach-Net’s vendor network. Coach-Net has provided around-the-clock emergency road services to RVers since 1987. Always looking to expand their network of thousands of RV dealerships, repair centers, and other emergency providers, Coach-Net will begin accepting …

NRVTA presents three Champion Awards at the Texas RV Association annual convention

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BASTROP, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) bestowed three Champion Awards Sunday night at the Texas RV Association’s (TRVA) 47th annual convention.  Awards were presented by Stephanie Henson, director of administration at the National RV Inspector’s Association (NRVIA), and her husband, Todd Henson, lead master certified instructor at NRVTA, to these people: Fred Petrivelli, vice president of sales …

Couple becomes first husband and wife inspection team to achieve NRVIA Master Certification

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ATHENS, Texas – A couple from Florida achieved their master RV inspector certification from the National RV Inspectors Association (NRVIA), the group announced today.  Jason and Lisa Carletti have been completing RV inspections in the Tampa area since August 2017 and have performed more than 600 evaluations to date. In fact, despite there being nearly 20 professional RV inspectors operating …

Dometic partners with NRVTA to train new field service teams

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ATHENS, Texas – Dometic Service, a division of Dometic Corporation announced this week it is sending company technicians to the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) for certification training before deploying them into the field as part of a pilot program. Launching in the Orlando area this summer, the Dometic Service program will help alleviate service backlogs at RV dealerships by …

NRVTA dedicates new building to RV inspector training

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ATHENS, Texas – A new classroom being built on the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) campus will be dedicated to advanced RV inspection classes. The 28-by-52-foot building was designed to create an open space with no interior walls to allow instructors to set up the room in any configuration. It has dedicated restrooms plus a small break area for coffee …

NRVTA welcomes new instructor specializing in heating, ventilating and air conditioning

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ATHENS, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) welcomed a new instructor last month to teach advanced classes in heating, ventilating and air conditioning repair. Brian Snodderly will spend three weeks teaching at NRVTA before returning to his home in Kearney, Mo., for four weeks and repeating the cycle.  For more than 25 years, he has been the owner …

NRVTA concierge keeps students connected and active

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ATHENS, Texas – With more than 100 students taking training at the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) at any given time, the school has hired a concierge to help keep everyone connected and to serve as a central information resource.  Gina Minter started in 2017 as an administrative assistant at the school that trains RV owners as well as professional …

NRVTA announces expansion of its Texas training facility

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ATHENS, Texas – The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced it is expanding its facility in response to increased demand for training by RV technicians and inspectors.  NRVTA is adding 5,000 square feet to its four-year-old 15,000-square-foot Big Red School House, the primary training building on a 37-acre campus located an hour southeast of Dallas. The addition will use …

NRVTA’s Tech Tip Tuesdays training videos gain traction on You Tube

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ATHENS, Texas – When the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) launched a series of informational videos targeted toward RV users a few months ago, nobody expected the response they received. NRVTA’s Tech Tip Tuesdays video series is a collaborative effort between lead instructor Todd Henson and Tony Flammia, the school’s sales and marketing director. Each video is less than five …