Heating, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration

The mission of the HVAC/R Program is to provide the highest quality technical training and job skill for area residents, industrial institutions and individual training needs, including those persons already employed in the field. The Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Technician training program at Tennessee Technology Centers was created to fill the ever increasing demands of the HVACR industry for Skilled Service Technicians. The increasing complexity of today’s equipment, the demand by consumers for more energy efficient equipment, changes in laws and regulations due to environmental issues and consumer demand for “total comfort systems” makes the old “trail and error” method of learning too costly and time consuming for today’s marketplace.

The program is intended to provide the prospective technician with not only the mechanical skills (the “HOW”), but also the diagnostic skills (the “WHY”) that are in demand for today’s HVACR Technician. Sharing the emphasis on classroom and laboratory activities provides a well-rounded program of education that creates an immediately employable technician.

The HVACR Program is a self-paced program. The prospective technician progresses through the program material at his/her own pace, assisted by classroom lecture/demonstration, laboratory activities and individual attention form the instructor as needed. Assistance from peers is also a valuable part of the training process. The EPA’s certifications are integrated into the program for compliance.