| Of course, your level of skills as well as certification will | | | | When it comes to the actual training you will have a |
| ultimately define how much you are able to earn and | | | | number of choices and there are a few tests that will |
| how far you can advance your career. | | | | have to be passed. You can obtain your training at |
| After proper heating and cooling training and with | | | | vocational technical institutes and it may take you up to |
| some experience behind you it is reasonable to hope | | | | two years to complete the course. |
| that you can earn as much as fifty thousand dollars | | | | Even after your training you will still not be totally |
| per year. In order to take your training course it may | | | | equipped to handle the wide variety of tasks and |
| first be necessary to have EPA 608 certification. | | | | duties that are asked of technicians. The training you |
| This certification is an EPA requirement as it shows | | | | receive will only help you get your foot into the door |
| that you can handle basis heating and cooling jobs. | | | | and what you learn from experience can be equally |
| Such a certificate is however not meant to help you | | | | as important as your theoretical knowledge. |
| troubleshoot heating and cooling problems or even | | | | Once your training is completed you can then look for |
| systems. It is required to ensure your safety as well as | | | | employment in a variety of fields and if you have |
| of the ozone layer because of the presence of | | | | specialized on special aspects of your trade then you |
| different refrigerants which may destroy the precious | | | | can get better jobs in that field. |
| ozone layer. | | | | |