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Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Technology Apprenticeship

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South Campus Plumbers & Pipefitters JATC

Program Mission

The overall objective of Orlando and Vicinity Plumber & Pipefitters JATC is to produce the most highly skilled, competent and productive journeymen craftsmen that can be developed. As well, it is our obligation to provide the resources and environment necessary to assure that apprentices achieve that goal and understand their personal responsibility in this endeavor. Training focuses on all aspects of the industry including, but not limited to, planning, management, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor and community issues, and health and safety and environmental issues.

  • This registered apprenticeship program is a sequence of five years (10,000 hours) of training and requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor and enrolled in a formal program registered and approved by the US Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education. Apprentices, in addition to employment, are required to participate in structured part-time training-related coursework specifically aligned with the apprenticeship standards approved by the above state and federal agencies.

    All apprentices in this trade are provided an opportunity to improve their skills and become more valuable to their employers. It begins in the first year with fundamentals, and builds on those skills throughout the second and third years. Apprentices learn to systematically and accurately troubleshoot air conditioning and heating systems. Students that complete the program are eligible to take NATE and HVACR Excellence Industry certification exams.

  • Upon successful completion of this program, students can enroll in an A.S. degree programs and are eligible to be awarded articulated credits at:

    Valencia College:

    • Energy Management & Controls Technology A.S. degree – Up to 12 credits
    • Supervision & Management for Industry A.S. degree – Up to 27 credits
       

      This independent apprenticeship program is not accredited through the Council on Occupational Education