Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

• Personal protective equipment
• Hand tools
• Sheet metal
• Power tools
• Piping
• Measurement gauges
• Natural gas and flame
• Motors
• Wires
• Refrigerant chemicals
• Tape measures
• Rulers
• Sheet metal forming equipment
• Furnaces, air conditioners

• Jeans or work pants (no rips or tears) with a belt
• Work boots (steel-toe not required but recommended
• School appropriate t-shirt or hoodie
• Safety glasses and hard hats must be worn at all times in the lab space - Z87+ rated prescription glasses are recommended for students who use prescription eyewear

• Heating and Cooling Essentials and Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 19th ed. 

Essential Processing Skills Needed for Success

• Apply problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to follow simple and multi-step verbal and/or written instructions
• Demonstrate willingness to ask for help 
• Ability to manage one’s time; for example, to complete an assignment/project within a given time frame
• Ability to accept constructive feedback and adjust work accordingly
• Adhere to and follow all program safety rules and expectations and assume personal responsibility for safety
• Ability to manage the demands and organizational needs of attending 2 different schools
• Ability to read and apply the information in technical work-related texts
• Proficiency in hand and power tools
• Work independently both individually and in groups while maintaining a positive and professional attitude and behavior
• Ability to communicate information effectively with peers and instructor while using technical terminology
• Take initiative to start task(s) once instructions have been given
• Ability to learn and apply concepts from algebra, geometry, and basic trigonometry to hands-on projects
• Understand and use basic math computations; including percentages, fractions, decimals, rulers to the 16th of an inch, and standard units of measurement
• Ability to learn and independently operate/use power tools and/or heavy machinery
• Ability to accept constructive feedback and adjust work accordingly
• Ability to take notes from the textbook and/or lecture, and implement a consistent study strategy
• Willingness and ability to adhere to a professional dress code and/or uniform
• Ability to learn and safely operate/use cutting tools and other sharp objects independently

Essential Physical Skills Needed for Success

• Keep hand and arm steady or held in one position for a long period of time
• Make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers, hands and arms to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very objects
• Able to kneel for long periods, lift and carry objects of 50 pounds or more, and handle taxing physical activity
• Tolerate a construction environment which includes high places, small spaces, extreme temperatures, dirty spaces, loud noises, and a variety of construction-related smells
• Able to see up close clearly
• Able to stand and move for extended periods of time