HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included)

162 hours/12 months/Instructor-Facilitated/Certificate Program

Course Code: CTP-GES793

TP#: GES793 Course Cost: $3,995.00

Texas A&M University~KingsvilleIn partnership with 360training.com

700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363-8202

http://www.tamuk.edu/continuinged/(866)-991-3921 or (361) 593-2861

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OVERVIEW

If you have more than a year of HVAC/R experience, this course will prepare you for the next step—certification. HVAC/R technicians are in demand, but certified technicians can earn more and have better career opportunities.

This course uses hands-on service call simulations to prepare for the HVAC Excellence or NATE certification exams. By course completion, you will be ready to pass the HVAC Excellence Core and Professional Technician exams, the NATE Core and Specialty Test exams, and the EPA 608 certification exam. You will also receive a voucher package to take the HVAC Excellence exams.

Certification Exams

By course completion, you will be fully prepared to sit for the HVAC Excellence Core and Professional Technician exams, the NATE Core and Specialty Test exams, and the EPA 608 certification exam.

Upon completion of this course, you will receive an HVAC Excellence ESCO Group Voucher Package that includes:

1 Principals of Electrical and Refrigeration (Core)* exam voucher1 Professional Technician exam voucher (Residential Air Conditioning recommended)1 EPA 608 exam voucher

*To sit for the HVAC Excellence Core exam, you must provide two years of documented work experience.

OBJECTIVES

This course prepares for the HVAC Excellence Core and Professional Technician certifications exams, the NATE Core and Specialty Test certification exams, and the EPA 608 certification exam. However, you will only be provided with an exam voucher package for HVAC Excellence exam.

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D. Chapter 4: Making Decisions in a Retrenchment or Stability Strategy

E. Chapter 5: Job Analysis as a Tool for Decision-Making

X. Lesson 10: Affirmative Action

A. Chapter 1: Introduction

B. Chapter 2: Creating an Affirmative Action Plan

C. Chapter 3: The AAP: Putting It All Together

D. Chapter 4: More Parts of an AAP

E. Chapter 5: Still More Numbers for the Government!

PROGRAM OUTLINE:HVAC/R Certified Technician

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Introduction• Heat, Temperature, and Pressure• Matter and Energy• Refrigeration and Refrigerants

Safety, Tools and Equipment, and Shop Practices• General Safety Practices• Tools and Equipment• Fasteners• Tubing and Piping• Leak Detection, System Evacuation, and

System Cleanup• Refrigeration and Oil Chemistry and

Management – Recovery, Recycling, and Reclaiming, and Retrofitting

• System Charging• Calibrating Instruments• Simulation: Safety Quiz• Simulation: Soft Skills Quiz

Automatic Controls• Basic Electricity and Magnetism• Introduction to Automatic Controls• Automatic Control Components and

Applications• Troubleshooting Basic Controls• Advanced Automatic Controls-Direct Digital

Controls (DDCs) and PneumaticsElectric Motors

• Types of Electric Motors• Application of Motors• Motor Controls• Troubleshooting Electric Motors

Commercial Refrigeration• Evaporators and the Refrigeration System• Condensers• Compressors• Expansion Devices• Special Refrigeration Systems• Commercial Ice Machines• Special Refrigeration Applications• Troubleshooting and Typical Operating

Conditions for Commercial RefrigerationAir-Conditioning (Heating and Humidification)

• Electric Heat• Gas Heat• Oil Heat• Hydronic Heat• Indoor Air Quality

Air-Conditioning (Cooling)• Comfort and Psychometrics• Refrigeration Applied to Air-Conditioning• Air Distribution and Balance• Installation• Residential Energy Auditing• Typical Conditions• Troubleshooting

All-Weather Systems• Heat Gains and Heat Losses in Structures• Air Source Heat Pumps• Geothermal Heat Pumps

Domestic Appliances• Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers• Room Air Conditioners

What You Will Learn:

• Explain the concepts of heat transfer, Btu, temperature, heat content, sensible heat, latent heat, pressure, gas laws, and work, and describe how they apply to air conditioning and refrigeration systems

• Describe the four basic components that make up the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle

• Identify the four major system components and explain their functions in the refrigeration system

• Properly install an air-conditioning system and put it into operation

• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems in an air-conditioning and heat pump systems

How You Will Benefit:

• You will be prepared to sit for the NATE Ready to Work Certificate Exams

• You will be prepared to sit for the HVAC Excellence Employment Ready Certificate Exams

• You will be prepared to sit for the EPA 608 Refrigerant Handling Certification Exam

• Use real-world simulations included in this program to get "hands-on" experience

• Soft skills simulations included in the course will help sharpen your customer service skills

Instructor Bio:

Mike BakerMike Baker has been an instructor since 2011. Previously, he was HVAC Program Director at both Virginia College and Vista College. Baker was a HVAC technician for several decades and has experience hiring, training, and managing HVAC Technicians. He holds numerous HVAC Excellence certifications, several Green Mechanical Council certifications, an EPA 608 Universal certification, and Emerson Climate Technology certifications. He has served as both an HVAC Excellence Instructor and Exam Proctor.

Commercial Air-Conditioning and Chilled-Water Systems• High-Pressure, Low-Pressure, and Absorption Chilled-Water

Systems• Cooling Towers and Pumps• Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Chilled-

Water Air-Conditioning Systems• Commercial, Packaged Rooftop, Variable Refrigerant Flow,

and Variable Air Volume SystemsSimulation Challenge Mode: HVACSimulation Challenge Mode: Electricity for HVAC

Texas A&M University~KingsvilleIn partnership with 360training.com

700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363-8202

http://www.tamuk.edu/continuinged/(866)-991-3921 or (361) 593-2861

HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included)