The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) is excited to announce a new workforce development initiative called the 10-Week HVAC & Energy Professional Program. This gateway program was created to recruit and train new individuals into our industry. PPA and PPATEC members who hire entry level field technicians will now have the option of …
This program will feature hands-on training with recently installed units in the PPATEC Training Center! The extended four-day course is designed to teach the basics to technicians who have limited field experience with air conditioning and heat pumps with fossil fuel backup. Please note:Â the EPA 608 Certification Prep & Test is a separate class on …
Anyone can put together a bunch of parts and call it a hydronic heating system. But are those parts and pieces selected properly and being used as they were intended? …
Taking the EPA Section 608 certification is a crucial step for anyone who wants to work in the HVAC field. Successfully passing this test gives you a lifelong license. It’s …
The Air Flow Basics Through Troubleshooting class will help installation, sales, and service technicians better understand what creates air movement, what prevents it, how to direct it, and lastly, how to identify and correct the cause of insufficient air flow. Technicians new to the profession will find air flow explained in a simplified manner. Seasoned …
This class is for technicians with a basic understanding of the refrigeration cycle. If you are looking to gain a basic understanding of the refrigeration cycle, we recommend taking our …