WESTPORT, Conn. - North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and the Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) will offer certification training and testing onsite at the 2006 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Chicago. NATE, a leading independent certification group for HVAC technicians, has been conducting certification testing for residential and light commercial technicians at the AHR Expo for several years, while AABC, a leading association of certified commissioning authorities, will hold a CxA Workshop and Exam for the first time at the show.

NATE is providing this test session as a certification opportunity for the hundreds of technicians who will be attending the Expo. Technicians can also register to take their specialty re-certification test at the show.