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NATE Marks Silver Anniversary, Evolves With HVACR Industry

‘Highly confident and highly competent’

May 10, 2022

NATE, which offers testing and certifications in more than a dozen HVACR specialties, is marking its 25^th anniversary this year.

Tips On Training Technicians

Contractors need to understand their audience – and offer food

Joanna R. Turpin

May 3, 2022

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Most reputable HVACR contractors spend a lot of time and energy training their technicians, as they realize the value of having a well-trained staff.

EGIA Contractor University Brings In-Depth Technical Training to Members

Uses Interplay Learning’s digital learning simulations

April 26, 2022

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Contractor University announced the addition of an online technical training program to its collection of member benefits. Through a partnership with Interplay Learning, Contractor University now adds a technical training option to its membership offerings.

Take Time To Train For Refrigerant Transition

Contractors and technicians need to learn how to safely handle A2L refrigerants

Joanna R. Turpin

March 1, 2022

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Unlike the last transition, which shifted from the use of one nonflammable refrigerant to another, many of these new refrigerants are mildly flammable (A2L), so additional training will be needed in order to safely use them.

Fieldpiece Puts Techs First

Tool company opens training room at AHR Expo

Matt Jachman

February 28, 2022

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Fieldpiece Instruments Inc. put technicians at the forefront during the recent AHR Expo.

HVAC Education and Training with Howard Weiss

December 29, 2021

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In this episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, The NEWS talks to Howard Weiss, executive vice president of ESCO Group.

Tech of the Month — November 2021: Kevin Burbage of Hero Heating and Air

Burbage is recognized as the technician of November 2021

November 21, 2021

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Kevin Burbage admits he wasn’t a great student in high school but today, he’s the field supervisor at Hero Heating and Air, where he teaches others.

HVAC Educators Embrace Online Learning and Working With Contractors

HVAC contractors can partner with educators to develop the next workforce

Gordon White

October 12, 2021

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What’s the state of HVAC education this year with a weakened but still very present pandemic?

Students from Elyria Catholic High School visited Ridgid’s headquarters.

HVAC Manufacturers Work to Prepare the Industry’s Future Workforce

Companies reach out to local high school students and offer training programs

Gordon White

August 7, 2021

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Manufacturers in the HVAC industry have an incentive to get more people into the skilled trades, and they have been exerting effort to develop the future workforce.

NATE’s CHP-5 certification path diagram.

North American Technician Excellence Update: Flexibility for HVAC Techs

The certification company’s revamped option let techs feel more at home with the process

Robert Beverly

June 23, 2021

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NATE’s biggest rollout last year was its CHP-5 certification pathway.

Learn installation techniques for quick and easy installs in any HVAC system, and methods for minimizing return air static pressure. You’ll learn the ins and outs of PRO-Cell technology, an ozone free air treatment solution that takes air Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) to the next level.

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