As the cooling season comes to a close, ACCA’s in-person, live virtual, and on-demand training series return. These courses provide everyone, even the most seasoned professionals, with the skills needed to complete a quality installation and best serve customers. From reviewing the basics to perfecting soft skills, ACCA has a course for every aspect of HVACR.
Our in-person courses provide a hands-on setting for industry education. Residential HVAC System Design is a three-day course covering Residential Design for Quality Installation. Participants of the class receive a five-year ACCA Certificate and ACCA maintains a record of their successful completion. Successful completion of this course will also provide you with 24 NATE CEUs, 12.5 BPI CEUs, 25 RSES CEUs for CM (Certificate Member), or a CMS (Certificate Members Specialist) designation. Practical HVAC – Beyond the Box Diagnostics is for the team ready to ensure the whole system delivers the comfort your clients want. Learn how to improve your ability to install and commission systems, and how to quickly identify key issues that steal comfort. Finally, ACCA’s Airflow Measurement Class covers correct airflow, methods of measuring airflow, and more. These courses begin in the fall.
Upcoming live virtual courses include Design Essentials – Reviewing HVACR Basics, RightTek Training, Tech Rehab – Kicking Bad Habits, and Consistency is Key.
Design Essentials – Reviewing HVACR Basics covers Manual J®, Manual D®, Manual S®, and Heating Basics. Taught by Ed Janowiak, ACCA manager of HVACR design education, these courses provide an opportunity to expand your knowledge of the basics so you can confidently work in the field.
RightTek Training is another live virtual series that covers HVACR basics, including HVAC for Office and Sales Staff, Residential Airflow and Zoning, and Residential HVAC System Design. Taught by Anthony Maynor and Bill Timberlake, P.E., these courses are a comprehensive way to learn about HVACR no matter what your role is.
While Design Essentials and RightTek cover the basics of HVACR, Tech Rehab, Kicking Bad Habits offers tips on how to correct bad habits that technicians perform in the field. Taught by Matt Akins, ACCA manager of HVACR education, upcoming course topics include Water Damage and Prevention, Total Capacity and Technical and Sales, IAQ Benefits and How to Sell to Customers, System Performance Evaluation, and the ACCA Duct Wheel.
Finally, Consistency is Key, also taught by Matt Akins, helps you learn how to get your managers to understand the importance of standardization, documentation, and consistency. Consistently following system and safety inspection checklists reduces frequent customer callbacks and complaints and makes you money.
Visit www.acca.org/education/events to register for these courses.
ACCA’s on-demand training and the ComfortU® training center provide 24/7 education. Follow our on-demand Qtech series to learn topics such as Electricity for the HVAC Contractor, Duct Design Basics, Duct Diagnostics and Repair, Hydronic Heating, A2L Refrigerants, and more. ACCA also offers Residential and Commercial HVAC Online Certificate Programs and EPA 608 Certification Test Prep.
For even more industry learning, ACCA’s HVAC Code Essentials is an ICC CEU-approved course that teaches the basics of HVAC design as required in Sections M1401.3 and M1601.1. The three-part course covers residential load calculations (ACCA Manual J), residential equipment sizing (ACCA Manual S), and residential duct system design (ACCA Manual D).
Visit www.acca.org/education/on-demand-training to access these courses.
ACCA wishes you the best of luck in finishing out the busy season. We look forward to supporting you in any way we can as the seasons change.
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