Learn about Mechanic Essentials With Air conditioning Mechanic Course
Becoming a Heating, Refrigeration or Air
Conditioning mechanic requires interested parties to attend a
post-secondary program such as the one offered at Centennial College.
This two year (six semesters) format - officially known as Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Mechanic - Heating, Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Technician - enables students to train as apprentices in
the refrigeration and air conditioning trade while obtaining an Ontario
College Diploma.
Let's look at how this undertaking
trains students to complete tasks that include: reading and interpreting
blueprints, drawings or other specifications; using power tools to
assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components such
as motors, controls, gauges, valves, circulating pumps, condensers,
humidifiers, evaporators and compressors; measuring and cutting piping,
and connecting piping using welding and brazing equipment; installing,
troubleshooting and overhauling entire heating, ventilation, air
handling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems; starting up
systems and testing for leaks using testing devices; recharging systems
with refrigerant; checking and testing regulators, calibrating systems
and performing routine maintenance or servicing; repairing and replacing
parts and components for entire refrigeration, air conditioning,
ventilation or heat pump systems; and more.
- Academically, applicants to this Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic program
must have completed an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or
equivalent; English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade
required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for
Admission; and Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent
(minimum grade required) or take a Centennial College Engineering Math
Skills Assessment for Admission.
- Applicants to the Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning Mechanic program must also complete a questionnaire to
assess co-op employability; attend a mandatory information/interview
session; and be eligible to work as an apprentice in Ontario
- Mature applicants must present a
high school diploma, certificate or GED. Meanwhile, applicants educated
outside of Canada must present a credential evaluation of the above.
- The broad knowledge of the design,
installation and service techniques for heating refrigeration and air
conditioning systems that students in this Heating and Air Conditioning
Mechanic program obtain can be applied to commercial and residential
settings.
- Specific Heating, Refrigeration Mechanic courses offered include: Air Distribution
Systems & Accessories, Electrical and Control Systems, Applied
Psychometrics, Heating Hydraulic Fundamentals, Pressure Enthalpy &
Refrigerants Cooling Systems and Components, Cooling Cycles Fundamentals
and more.
- For eight months of their two-year program, students work in the field alongside seasoned professionals.
- The hours earned during the work placement are counted towards the practical part of apprenticeship training.
- The School helps students to find a paid work placement to gain on-the-job experience in their area of interest.
- While in-class, students attend courses that combine theory and lab experience.
- Labs at Progress Campus, from which
this Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic program is facilitated, house
state-of-the-art labs that allow students to obtain practical hands-on
practice.
- Among the equipment used in this program to ensure students get relevant practice is a selection of equipment that meets the Season Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) standards.