Apprenticeship Instructions Outline
OCCUPATION TRADE: Heating and Air Conditioning Installer - Servicer DOT #: 637-261-014
YOU MUST BE EMPLOYED BY A HVAC CONTRACTOR THAT IS A MEMBER OF ACCA/CF
- FULL MEMBERSHIP LISTING ON WEBSITE -
First Year
TOPIC | CLASS HOURS |
CPR & First Aid | 6 |
Air Conditioning Fundamentals | 30 |
Basic Electricity | 30 |
Apprenticeship Program & History | 3 |
Basic Blueprint Reading | 6 |
Customer Relations | 6 |
Tools & Use | 9 |
Types Of Equipment & Application | 12 |
Basic Codes | 9 |
Basic System Components | 12 |
Basic Mathematics | 15 |
Basic Piping, Soldering & Braising | 9 |
Refrigerant Recovery | 6 |
Testing & Review | 9 |
Totals | 162 |
Second Year
TOPIC | CLASS HOURS |
Ventilation & Filtration | 6 |
Duct Design & Code Requirements | 18 |
Registers, Grills And Diffusers | 3 |
Electrical Installations | 6 |
Introduction To Basic Control Circuitry | 21 |
Principles Of Air Conditioning | 42 |
Heat Pumps Air To Air | 15 |
Electric Heat | 6 |
Oil & Gas Heat | 12 |
Water Source Heat Pumps | 12 |
Interpersonal Relations Within The Work Force | 6 |
Customer Relations | 3 |
Refrigerant Recovery | 3 |
Testing & Review | 9 |
Totals | 162 |
Third Year
TOPIC | CLASS HOURS |
Mechanical Systems Review | 12 |
Electric Motors And Motor Control | 21 |
Electric Control Valves | 6 |
Control Circuits | 36 |
Control Devices | 27 |
Control Wiring Diagrams | 18 |
System Start Up & Check Out | 12 |
Refrigeration Specialties: Driers, Sight Glasses, Receivers, Relief Valves, Vibration Absorbers | 12 |
Leadership Training | 3 |
Refrigerant Recovery | 3 |
Testing & Review | 9 |
ARI | 3 |
Totals | 162 |