EVENTS

Air Conditioning Contractors of America-National Capital Chapter®

On this page you'll find information about ACCA-NCC's

Events Calendar
Training Offered by Our Associate Partners
Apprenticeship Program
CFC Refresher/Testing
NATE (North American Technician Excellence) a National HVACR Technician Certification

For more information, keeping in mind that the program is currently closed, you can view the 2007-2008 brochure click here

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May 6 - May 8, Residential System Design, Phoenix, AZ (click here for information)
May 8, Hiring and Firing: From Start to Finish, Online (click here for information)
May 12, Golf Outing, Chantilly (click here for information)
May 13 - 15 Light-Commercial System Design, Washington, DC (click here for information)

May 16, Apprenticeship Graduation, Rockville
May 20, Board Meeting, Laurel (click here for information)
June 2, Fishing Tournament, Potomac (click here for information)
June 7, CFC, Rockville (click here for information)

September 9, Heat Exchanger Expert Seminar, Woodbridge
November 4 - 7, Residential EPIC training, Arlington, VA (click here for information)

November 11-13, Residential System Design, Washington, DC (click here for information)
November 12-13, Commercial Roundtable, Atlanta (click here for information)
November 18, Systems for Success Seminar, Tysons Corner
December 2-4, Commercial System Design, Washington, DC (click here for information)
February 24-26, 2009 ACCA 41st Conference, Ft. Worth (click here for information)

National HVAC Technician Certification North American Technician Excellence (NATE)

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is the leading certification program for technicians in the heating ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry.

The Core Exam covers safety, tools, soft skills, principles of heat transfer, total comfort, and electrical.  An HVAC technician must pass the Core Exam and at least one of the Specialty Exams to become a Certified Technician.

There are five separate Specialty Exams - air conditioning, air distribution, gas heating, heat pumps, and oil heating.  There are two types:  installation and service (service technicians are automatically certified as installation technicians, as well).

The Core Exam consists of 50 questions and each Specialty Exam consists of 100 questions.  Test timing for the Core Exam and one Specialty Exam is a maximum of 4 hours.

Schedule - includes refresher class & test; testing only is available
       
(to get the registration form, click on the date you are interested in)

At the present moment we have no NATE testing scheduled.  You can refer to NATE's home page for testing near you.

NOTE:  The refresher process is not a training process. Those taking this test should have a basic and working knowledge of HVAC equipment, installing and/or servicing, and prior related theory instruction (at least 240 hours).
 
For more information or to have a registration form faxed to you call 301-384-ACCA.

CFC 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated mandatory certification for a national recycling and emissions reduction program in the stationary air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America/Pennsylvania College of Technology Transfer Center certification test has been EPA approved.

NOTE:  The refresher process is not a training process. Those taking this test should have a basic and working knowledge of HVAC equipment, installing and/or servicing, and prior related theory instruction (at least 240 hours).

Schedule - includes refresher class, manual & test; testing only is available
       
(to get the registration form, click on the date you are interested in)


June 7, CFC, Rockville (click here for information)


 


For more information on any of the above listed functions contact ACCA-NCC at 301-384-ACCA or send an e-mail to plupson@acca-ncc.org.