ORLANDO PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS JATC
Florida Program Number: I470203
Total Hours: 5 Years

MISSION:
The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment as Heating, Air Conditioning (AC), Ventilation and Refrigeration Technicians and to provide the advanced training in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

DESCRIPTION:
The training focuses on all aspects of the industry including, but not limited to, planning, management, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor and community issues, and health safety and environmental issues.

• Be 18 years of age
• Be employed by an ACCA/CF member employer
• Show proof of a high sch9ol diploma or GED
• Show proof of a valid Florida driver's license

The State of Florida requires students to meet a basic skills requirement prior to program completion. The basic skills grade levels for this program are: Mathematics 10.0, Language 9.0, Reading 9.0

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER:
EPA Certified Technician (An EPA-approved certifying program in accordance with Section 608 of the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Act.)

JOB TRAINING INCLUDES: Occupational Completion Points (OCP)
OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles.

Local employers have verified that the range of wages that can be reasonably expected by students who enter this field upon completion of the program is:

From $40,000 annually to $80,000 annually
(Based on year-round, full-time employment)

FIRST YEAR
Will provide the apprentice with:

• a service industry career overview
• interpersonal relations perspectives
• study skills
• current classroom technology techniques
• an overview of safety
• skills in the use and care of tools
• training in related mathematics

SECOND YEAR
Will provide the apprentice with:

• a natural continuation of the material covered in year one
• revisit operating principles in greater detail and gain an understanding of their application to the components of the vapor compression cycle
• analogy by various refrigerant pressure enthalpy diagrams and tables
• beginning foundations for systematic troubleshooting of vapor compression systems and components
• principles of working safely with mechanical equipment
• training for EPA Conservation and Safe Handling of Refrigerants certification

THIRD YEAR
Will provide the apprentice with:

• principles of operation of the various control schemes
• operation of electrical motors
• how to read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams
• instruction in servicing electrical system components
• basic DC electronics
• job and health safety

FOURTH YEAR
Will provide the apprentice with:

• application of control theory to operating systems and types of control application
• understanding of control terms
• expanded electrical control diagrams and interpretations
• electrical theory as it applies to capacitive reactance and inductive reactance
• electrical motor theory review and single phase starting components and polyphase starters
• combustion controls, safety controls and safety limit thermostats
• combustion theory
• diagnosis and replacement practices of hermetic compressor burnouts
• instruction on compressor lubricating oils and causes of acid formation in compressors
• industry standards and accepted practices for evacuation, dehydration and vacuum measurement in air conditioning and refrigeration systems
• fundamental operating concepts of pneumatic controls, centrifugal and absorption cooling (lithium bromide and water-ammonia systems)

FIFTH YEAR
Will provide the apprentice with:

• training with measuring tools such as Vernier micrometers, calipers, and feeler gauges used for precision depth and thickness measurements
• motor alignment techniques using dial indicators
• rigging, know tying, identification and application of various types of slings, shackles and hemp and wire rope
• air and water balancing using measuring instruments
• variable air volume and static control schemes
• motor variable frequency drives, automation system PID control loop
• pneumatic control devices employed in static pressure control strategies
• operating fundamentals of steam traps
• servicing steam components, valves, strainers, traps and pressure reducing stations of duct mounted steam humidifiers