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HVAC/Refrigeration

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Special Requirements:

  • Typically begin as Tradesman
  • Must get Electrical Trainee card and keep it current
  • Must have clean driving record

Duration:

5 Years:

  • 10,000 Work Hours
  • 1,080 School Hours (minimum)

Graduation Requirements

  • 06A Washington Electrical License
  • UA STAR Exam
  • Seattle Gas Piping Mechanic License
  • Seattle Refrigeration License
  • EPA 608 CFC Certificate
Job Description
"We believe in integrity.  Do the right thing, even when no one is watching!"  – Jackie Richardson, Refrigeration/HVAC Apprentice

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Most R/HVAC Apprentices begin as a Tradesmen. They must be technically competent and possess great customer service and sales skills.

Did you know?

  • Historical records about air conditioning can be found as early as 1758 – but the type of systems we know today were first invented in the early 1900s by Willis Carrier.
  • Every time you go into a big box store, the giant refrigerators are kept running by a HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic. If these systems shut down, it can cost a retailer thousands of dollars in spoiled products.
  • Most of us go in and out of climate controlled environments without thinking about how it is maintained – until there is a problem.  Vulnerable elderly and young people can get very sick in climates that are not air conditioned.
  • HVAC/Refrigeration mechanics ensure air doesn’t become stagnant – which can raise the risk of communicative airborne illnesses.
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