HVAC Apprentice Training
Covers all aspects of refrigeration and air conditioning safety, installation, and service.
The HVAC Apprentice Training begins with an overview of pre-technical and industrial skills all mechanics need to perform their everyday tasks: basic and industrial math, measurements, safety, and tool fundamentals.
Students then progress into the specifics of refrigeration principles, heating, plumbing, and pipefitting. The program closes with important coursework on maintenance.
Make sure your employees get on-the-job training to supplement the apprentice skills acquired here. In this program they'll learn to:
- Apply basic concepts for reading drawings used in the field of construction and maintenance.
- Discuss the fundamentals of refrigeration and identify refrigeration tools and materials.
- Describe the installation and servicing of the components for different types of air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
- Explain basic ventilation requirements, and air distribution and cleaning techniques.
- Identify and describe the servicing of refrigerant controls and air conditioning controls, circuits, and instruments.
- Select pipe made of the proper type of material, based upon a particular application.
- Discuss the methods used to join and assemble different kinds of pipe joints.
The HVAC Apprentice Training curriculum has been developed to meet the subject requirements set forth in the standards established by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT).
You can work with your Training Consultant to devise an individualized program or follow the complete HVAC Apprentice Training course list below.
HVAC Apprentice Training Course List
Pre-Technical Foundation Skills
| Basic Industrial Math | Block X21 |
| Addition and Subtraction |
186008 |
| Multiplication and Division |
186009 |
| Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles |
186010 |
| Metric System |
186011 |
| Formulas |
186012 |
| Introduction to Algebra |
186013 |
| Practical Measurements | Block X22 |
| Linear and Distance Measurement |
186021 |
| Bulk Measurement |
186022 |
| Temperature Measurement |
186023 |
| Energy, Force, and Power |
186024 |
| Fluid Measurement |
186025 |
| Industrial Safety | Block X23 |
| Trades Safety: Getting Started |
186001 |
| Working Safely with Chemicals |
186002 |
| Fire Safety |
186003 |
| Safe Handling of Pressurized Gases and Welding |
186004 |
| Electrical Safety for the Trades |
186005 |
| Material Handling Safety |
186006 |
| Machine Shop Safety |
186007 |
| Working Safely with Electricity (Video) | VB06XX |
| Jobs, Companies, and the Economy: Basic Concepts for Employees | 186034 |
| Quality Concepts: Tools and Applications | 186036 |
| Common Hand Tools, Part 1 | 186052 |
| Common Hand Tools, Part 2 | 186053 |
| Precision Measuring Instruments, Part 1 | 186068 |
| Electric Drilling and Grinding Tools | 186054 |
| Power Cutting Tools | 186055 |
| Pneumatic Hand Tools | 186056 |
| Preventive Maintenance | 286085 |
| Preventive Maintenance Techniques | 286086 |
| Reading Prints and Schematics | Block X25 |
| Introduction to Print Reading |
186039 |
| Dimensioning |
186040 |
| Tolerancing and Symbols |
186041 |
| Sectional Views and Simplified Drafting |
186042 |
| Building Drawings |
186043 |
| Electrical Drawings and Circuits |
186044 |
| Electronic Drawings |
186045 |
| Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drawings |
186046 |
| Piping: Drawings, Materials, and Parts |
186047 |
| Welding Symbols |
186048 |
| Sheet Metal Basics |
186049 |
| Sketching |
186050 |
| Blueprint Reading Skills Explained (Video) | VB04XX |
REFRIGERATION AND HVAC
| Reading Architects' Blueprints | 1842A-C |
| Properties of Materials | 686005 |
| Elements of Chemistry | 5011 |
| Principles of Mechanics, Part 1 | 286007 |
| Principles of Mechanics, Part 2 | 286008 |
| Specification Writing | 2175A-B |
| Reading Piping Prints | 6732 |
| Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning | 6447A-B |
| Air Conditioning Systems | 6084A-B |
| Basic Air Conditioning (Video) | VB25XX |
| Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | G14003 |
| Electric Heating | 006034 |
| Servicing Gas Appliances | 4500B |
| Industrial Plumbing and Pipefitting | Block D20 |
| The Trades of Plumbing and Pipefitting |
286040 |
| Pipes, Fittings, and Valves |
286041 |
| Plumbing and Pipefitting Tools |
286042 |
| Joining and Assembling Pipes |
286043 |
| Supporting, Installing, and Testing Pipes |
286044 |
| Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances |
286045 |
| Tanks, Pumps, and Boilers |
286046 |
| Insulation for Piping and Ducting |
286047 |
| Predictive Maintenance | 286087 |
| Predictive Maintenance: Vibration Analysis | 286088 |
| Predictive Maintenance: Advanced Topics | 286089 |
| Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) Maintenance Series (Video) | VS40XX |
Estimated Curriculum Duration: 638 hours (excluding videos).
Number of Exams: 85.
Receive more information on the HVAC Apprentice Training Program
Contact us at 1-800-233-0259 Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time or speak with your Training Consultant for more information on this program.
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Contract number: GS-02F-9406C
FSC 69 - Training Aids and Devices
SIN 27-100 - Teaching Machines/Devices
SIN 27-200 - Prepared Printed Instructional Material
