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Whether you're an apprentice building your foundation or an experienced HVAC/R technician looking to stay current, the AACP HVAC Skills Workshop delivers a full day of practical training, professional development, and hands-on learning.
Hosted by the Association of Air Conditioning Professionals (AACP), this one-day workshop brings together HVAC/R apprentices and technicians for a combination of general sessions, technical education, inspections and code updates, customer service and professional skills, and hands-on training.
Apprentices enrolled in the AACP Apprenticeship Program will have the opportunity to put their classroom knowledge into practice through hands-on laboratory sessions designed to reinforce essential technical skills. Experienced technicians are also welcome and will benefit from opportunities to refresh their knowledge, learn about current industry practices, and connect with fellow professionals.
Workshop highlights include:
General sessions:
- Combustion Analysis
- Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO)
- Inspection and Code Requirements
Learning Labs:
- First Year: Tools 101, Basic Heating Cycles - Sequence of Operations, Real World Math
- Second Year: Hands on Brazing, Troubleshooting Circuits, Wiring and Testing
- Third Year: Troubleshooting Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV), Blueprint Reading, Air Distribution- Ductwork
- Fourth Year: Importance of Licensing / OJT, Wiring Diagrams, Boilers and Hydronics
One day. Practical training. Skills you can use immediately.
Whether you are taking your first steps into the HVAC/R trade or have years of experience in the field, the AACP HVAC Skills Workshop is designed to help you learn, practice, and grow as a professional.
Registration
AACP Member: $99
Non-member: $169
AACP Apprentice First Year: Complimentary [code required]
AACP Apprentice Second Year: Complimentary [code required]
AACP Apprentice Third Year: Complimentary [code required]
AACP Apprentice Fourth Year: Complimentary [code required]
Note:
Skills Workshop
The annual AACP HVAC Skills Workshop is a required component of the Apprenticeship Program. Apprentices must attend the full workshop and participate in the activities assigned to their program year.
The Skills Workshop provides hands-on technical instruction and practical application related to the apprentice's HVAC/R training. Attendance at the workshop may be counted toward the apprentice's related instruction requirements when approved by AACP. The workshop is provided at no additional cost to enrolled apprentices.
Compensation for Skills Workshop attendance is determined by the apprentice's employment arrangement and applicable wage requirements. The AACP Standards of Apprenticeship establish the apprentice's progressive wage schedule but do not specifically require that attendance at related instruction or the annual Skills Workshop be paid work time.
Employer Responsibility — Skills Workshop
Participating Employers are expected to support apprentice participation in required AACP Apprenticeship activities. Employers should make reasonable arrangements to release apprentices from regular work responsibilities so they can attend the annual Skills Workshop.
Whether the apprentice is compensated for Skills Workshop attendance is determined by the employer's employment policies and applicable federal and Maryland wage requirements. Nothing in the AACP Standards of Apprenticeship specifically establishes Skills Workshop attendance as paid work time.
