| “Discover what HVAC/R contractors, maintenance crews and environmental control companies across the nation are learning with every graduating class – investing in a CLI grad is the smartest move you can make.” |
| Applied Knowledge For Real Results |
| As a contractor, having skilled, qualified, professional technicians you can count on can make the difference between success and failure. You likely don't have the time and money to invest your senior technicians into training entry-level helpers and assistants, and finding someone responsible and reliable in the first place is no easy task. |
- Understanding refrigeration cycles
- Refrigeration & heating equipment component familiarity
- Understanding controls for refrigeration units
- Superheat and sub cooling theory and practice
- Basic understanding of CFC, HCFC, HFC and other refrigerants
- Familiarity with standard industry terms
- Basic refrigeration piping
- Main types of compressors
- Understanding formulas to figure tons of cooling vs. BTUs
- Applying EPA standards and practices into cooling cycle and recovery
- Understanding how basic circuits work
- Basic high & low voltage circuits for heating and cooling systems
- Thermostat wiring
- Trade standard electrical terms
- Electrical components in heating & cooling systems
- Understanding electrical symbols
- Understanding and applying ohms law and power formulas
- Series and parallel circuit understanding
- Core understanding of circuit diagrams
- Understanding gas pressures
- Understanding combustion
- Familiarity and safety with fuels
- Proper venting and GAMA Efficiency Ratings
- Understanding of Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE)
- Basic oil & electric heat
- Brazing and soldering
- Sheet metal
- Black pipe cutting and threading
- PVC pipe draining and venting
- Temperature conversions
- Related math capabilities
- Troubleshooting systems
- Customer relations
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| At CLI one of our primary goals is to assist employers in this area, providing top-notch service & maintenance technicians both in a national scope and in targetted areas where new people are needed immediately. And not just new people, perhaps with 9 months of online classes or book-learning under their belts - real technicians who know what they're doing from day one, and have the certifications to start doing it immediately. |
| Anyone can read a book, take a test, and call themselves a tech. We take a different approach to education. At CLI, students focus 85% of their energy and time into hands-on real life experience, building real skills with real equipment. Our graduates are the genuine article, having done the work to call themselves technicians under the supervision of seasoned, experienced field technicians with decades of real-life experience in the industry. |
| Beyond The Training |
| CLI graduates come from all walks of life, have completed our rigorous 5½ days per week, 9 hours per day, full time training program, have left home, invested their time, and in many cases drawn upon creditworthy family members or relatives for tuition approval. They put it all on the line. They enter the industry driven to see the rewards of these investments, maintaining a professional appearance, strong work ethic and positive, consumer friendly attitude. |
| By hiring a genuine article hands-on training grad, you also save significant costs and time training entry-level helpers and assistants, without also having to ‘un-train’ undesirable traits and habits. And since CLI is a trade school – not an employment agency, there are no fees or costs to contractors. We take students from anywhere in the continental United States - and you can call the shots. Tell us when you will need additional techs on staff, and we will work to find and train qualified people from your local area. |
| Contribute & Benefit |
| Whether you are looking for a new crew member today, next week, next month or simply working to keep your current team busy, CLI has a dedicated interest in your company. HVAC/R Contractors are the reason CLI exists, and we appreciate any and all feedback on our graduates and programs. |
| Click Here to Contact Us if you have ideas, feedback, or are expecting to open up new positions in coming months. |
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