NEW England HVAC Insider Guest Column

Is the Training You Provide Relevant and Making Better Technicians?

There is an old saying: HVACR equipment is only as good as the quality of the installation. Equally true is that the technicians installing/servicing equipment are only as good as the training they receive. Quality training begins with a quality instructor. We are all educators in the HVACR industry, training students, customers or employees. We need to make certain the training we provide is current, relevant and correct. 

We would like to invite you to join us March 18-20, 2012 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, NV for the National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference. This annual train the trainer event offers nearly 40 training sessions, 75 industry exhibits, roundtables and much more. Sessions are conducted by government and industry leaders who want to make certain the training you provide is valid and effective. Are you providing training on smart system technologies? 

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This requires technicians to transition from legacy 24Vac control wiring to equipment with serial communications. While R-22 supplies will diminish, the installed base of R-22 systems will not. Technicians must be able to navigate the many refrigerant claims to find appropriate solutions. 

Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) heating and cooling systems offer individual control, use inverter “variable speed” technology, lower operating cost and integrate smart control technologies. Technicians must be trained to install, service and diagnose VRV systems. As we transition from the electro mechanical age into the digital age of sealed systems, being clever no longer works. Training our technicians is important. 

Training our trainers is equally if not more important. To help you keep current on industry changes, we invite you to join us March 18-20, 2012 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas for the nation’s largest conference dedicated exclusively to train the trainer sessions for HVACR. 

• Nearly 40 sessions 
• Earn CEU’s 
• Educator Exams (CSME) offered at no charge 
• Kickoff Session: Industry Exhibits, Open Bar 
• Meet government and industry leaders 

The conference will be held at the South Point Hotel one of Las Vegas’ newest and finest hotels. They have made rooms available starting at $55.00 per night. Visit the www.hvacexcellence.org/NHETC/ to register for the conference. Please call us toll free at 1-800-394-5268 with any questions.

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