CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTION
Related Classroom Instruction Outline
All related night class instructional methods
are “Lock Step Group” type instruction.
Note: Qualified 1st Year Apprentices may sit for Apprenticeship Committee review and written examination to be exempted from the Year 1 Course only. This is done during MANDATORY First Year Orientation.
Evening Course Year 1 Related Classroom Training Experiences
Text (RACT) Refrigeration Air Conditioning Technology 9th Edition - Publisher: Cengage Learning
Unit 1 Heat, Temperature, and Pressure - Types of heat and heat transfer
Unit 2 Matter and Energy - Energy and Magnetism, Energy Conservation
Unit 3 Refrigeration and Refrigerants Unit - Temperature Pressure Relationship
Unit 4 General Safety Practices - Vessels, Piping, Electrical Hazards, Chemicals
Unit 5 Tools and Equipment - Hand, Power and Specialized Tools
Unit 7 Tubing and Piping - Solder and Brazing, Pipe Types and Connection Techniques
Certification: (CPR/FA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & First Aid Training-Good for 2 Years
Unit 8 Leak Detection - System Evacuation, and System Cleanup
Unit 9 Refrigerant and Oil Chemistry and Management, Recovery, Recycling, Reclaiming, and Retrofitting
Certification: (EPA) Section 608 Preparatory Manual - ESCO Institute: Universal EPA Certification Exam
Unit 21 Evaporators and the Refrigeration System - Heat Exchange Characteristics
Unit 22 Condensers - Air & Water Cooled, Cooling Towers, HP Controls
Unit 23 Compressors - Types, Function, New Technology
Unit 24 Expansion Devices - TXV, EXV, and Fixed Orifice
Unit 10 System Charging - Vapor & Liquid Charging, Using Charging Devices
Unit 35 Comfort and Psychometrics - Effect of Characteristics of Air on Comfort
Unit 36 Refrigeration Applied to Air-Conditioning - Design Conditions
Coursework must combine with 2000 hours of documented OJT, to complete the program.
Evening Course Year 2 Related Classroom Training Experiences
Text (RACT) Refrigeration Air Conditioning Technology 8th Edition - Cengage Learning
Unit 34 Indoor Air Quality - Sources of Indoor Air Pollution, Ventilation, Air Cleaning
Unit 37 Air Distribution and Balance - Connection Equipment, Air Measuring
Text (ERHAC) Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning 10th Ed. - Cengage Learning
Chapter 1 Electrical Safety - Electrical Injuries, National Code, Grounding, Circuit Protection
Text (RACT) Refrigeration Air Conditioning Technology 8th Edition - Cengage Learning
Unit 12 Basic Electricity and Magnetism - Parallel & Series Circuits, Ohm’s Law, Meters
Text (ERHAC) Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning 10th Ed. - Cengage Learning
Chapter 4 Electric Meters - Ammeters, Voltmeters, Ohmmeters
Text (RACT) Refrigeration Air Conditioning Technology 8th Edition - Cengage Learning
Unit 13 Introduction to Automatic Controls - Control by Fluid Expansion, Thermocouples
Unit 14 Automatic Control Components and Applications - Temperature, Safety
Unit 15 Troubleshooting Basic Controls - Diagrams, Switches, Loads
Review Instructors Review of the Refrigeration Cycle, Components and Accessories
Unit 40 Typical Operating Conditions - Pressures and Temperatures for Conditions
Unit 43 Air Source Heat Pumps - Cycle, 4-Way Valve, Applications, Auxiliary Heat
Certification: HVAC Excellence Employment Ready - Heat Pump Certification
Unit 30 Electric Heat, Radiant, Hydronic - Diagrams, Multi Stage
Unit 31 Gas Heat - Types of Fuels, Safety Devices, Piping, Troubleshooting
Unit 44 Geothermal Heat Pumps - Open and Closed Loops
Unit 39 Residential Energy Auditing - Blower Door Testing, Infrared, Sealing Air Leaks
Class Customer and Interpersonal Relations in the Workforce
Coursework must combine with 2000 hours of documented OJT, to complete the program.
Evening Course Year 3 Related Classroom Training Experiences
Text (ERHAC) Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning 10 th Ed. - Cengage Learning
Chapter 5 Components, Symbols, and Circuitry of Air Conditioning Wiring Diagrams
Chapter 7 Alternating Current, Power Distribution, and Voltage Systems
Chapter 16 Installation of Heating, Cooling, and Refrigeration Systems
Chapter 8 Basic Electric Motors - Motor Types, Motor Characteristics
Chapter 9 Components for Electric Motors - Starting Relay Types & Characteristics
Chapter 10 Contractors, Relays, and Overloads - Service Calls
Chapter 11 Thermostats, Pressure Switches, and Other Electric Control Devices
Chapter 6 Reading Schematic Diagrams - Basic and Advance Diagram Reading
Chapter 12 Electronic Control Devices - Basic Fundamentals, Temp. Control, Timers
Chapter 15 Residential Air-Conditioning Control Systems
Chapter 18 Troubleshooting Modern Refrigeration, Heating, and Air-Conditioning
Coursework must combine with 2000 hours of documented OJT, to complete the program.
Apprentices who have properly documented a combined total of 6000 hours of OJT experiences and have earned a passing grade in each of the 3 years of Related Courses will have earned their Indentured Program Completer Certificate from the State of Florida Department of Education - Bureau of Apprenticeship.