EVERETT, Wash. – As part of its support of education and training programs, Fluke Corporation has donated more than 125 test tools and accessories to Perry Technical Institute. The donation, which supports the school’s technical training programs, is valued at nearly $75,000.

The products include power quality, electrical, pressure, temperature and HVAC tools.

"The Fluke tools provide our students with the opportunity to train on industry-leading, state-of-the-art test equipment,” said Erin Fishburn, director of Perry Technical Foundation. “The support we receive from companies like Fluke is instrumental in providing the highest level of training possible."

Funded in 1939, Perry Technical Institute is a private, non-profit technical school in Yakima, Wash. that offers ten specialized training programs for in-demand careers, including Electrical Technology, HVAC Technology, and Instrumentation & Industrial Automation Technology. The school offers students of all ages and walks of life opportunities to train for jobs that offer family-supportable wages and benefits as well as opportunities for advancement.

Fluke offers a variety of education and training programs, including:

• Demos and videos, a collection of interactive tools, informational videos and virtual product demos to help buyers make the right choices;
  
  
• Electrical measurement safety program, to help reduce the level of risk to electrical workers;
  
  
• The Fluke Training Center, which offers hands-on and online training, videos, and demos to increase skills;
  
  
• The Fluke Education Partnership Program, that provides tools, discounts and curricula for educators.

For more information on Fluke education and training programs, visit www.fluke.com/Fluke/usen/training.

For information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com/.

About Fluke

Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, and metrologists who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes.