Association of Air Conditioning Professionals
The HVAC industry offers you an occupation which offers a competitive income and the ability to master a skill in which you can take pride. With skilled workers in great demand, the HVAC Industry offers you a career with year-round work and the opportunity for promotion.
Our four-year virtual apprenticeship program was developed after carefully assessing the needs of the HVAC industry. Upon successful completion of this program, each apprentice will receive:
QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE
These are the minimum qualifications for an apprentice.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
The basic requirements to be in the apprenticeship program are:
The term of apprenticeship for the occupation shall be Eight Thousand [8,000] Hours plus a minimum of Five Hundred Seventy-Six [576] hours of related instruction over four [4] years.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM
To successfully complete the apprenticeship program, the following must be in order:
In order to be eligible to be awarded a Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship, an apprentice must successfully complete both the required related instruction and on-the-job training while in the employ of and under the supervision of a registered apprenticeship program Sponsor. The apprentice can then apply for their Journeyperson's license without sitting for the exam.
LOCATION
Classes for the Apprenticeship Program will be held fully virtual. The apprentice will use an online learning platform, as well as video calls to participate in virtual classes and classwork.
REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR FIRST TIME APPLICANT
A First-Time Applicant must click the link below to register. Once completed, you will receive an email with AACP login credentials. All registration and online profile information should match the applying apprentice. Please note all first-year apprentices will need to upload the following upon registering:
First Time Applicants: Click Here to Register
REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR A RETURNING APPRENTICE
Log into your online profile using your email address as the username. If you forgot your password, click on Forgot Password and the system will assign and send you a temporary one. Once you receive the temporary password, log into your profile and update your password.
Returning Apprentices: Click Here to Register
TUITION
Tuition includes academic coursework, textbooks, a computer and required online program software:
Each tuition amount for first-time applicants and returning apprentices includes a $100 non-refundable administrative fee.
A Second, Third and Fourth Year apprentice must be employed with an AACP Member Company.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Unless other arrangements are approved in advance and in writing, tuition must be paid in full on or before August 11, 2020.
The Association of Air Conditioning Professionals, AACP, assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to any financial arrangement between the Apprentice and the Employer.
There is no refund of any tuition for an apprentice who leaves their employer and is unemployed, or who leaves the program. AACP will deactivate all program software on the laptop.
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