AHR NATE Class + Test

By October 24, 2019

AHR NATE Class + Test

Title: NATE Testing & Review

Description:

Bryan Orr with HVACRSchool.com will offer a general, technical NATE review from 8am-11:30am and proctor a session of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) technician certification testing in the afternoon from 1pm-5pm.

The Review will cover elements of the CORE, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump exams and how the concepts apply to the field as well as some fun and terrible Dad jokes.

Price = $200.00 for Test & Review

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Genry Garcia returns to the HVAC School podcast to talk about what becoming a complete tech really means and entails. He talks about his professional journey and what we must do to address our deficiencies.

Career progression looks a bit different for everyone, with some technicians going to trade school and others starting as helpers and working their way up. We get used to taking readings and start noticing patterns. Then, we start understanding why we see certain pressures. Our experiences are our most valuable tools for becoming better technicians, but they can be reinforced with other learning materials, including books and podcasts.

There comes a point when we acknowledge that we are solid technician but may want to specialize in a certain aspect of the trade. For Genry, that was building performance and humidity control; along the way, he listened to people who knew more than him and took on many jobs that he’d learn from and would keep him humble.

Everything goes back to the basics; we have to be able to solve all the basic problems and understand the fundamentals. Then and only then can we start thinking about building performance and focus on becoming experts at it. However, we also have to assess our ecosystem and see if it would allow us to grow or if it’s more suited for stability. We also have to be willing to be wrong and grow from those mistakes.

Genry and Bryan also discuss:

The pros and cons of trade school
Egos and admitting wrongdoing
Mental models
Humidity control
Looking back on previous work with shame
Building envelopes, pressures, and leakage
Where and how to learn more about building science and performance
Self-auditing and the Dunning-Kruger effect

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