TradeReady

Students launch the program by mastering the attitudes that keep real crews productive; promptness, clear communication, and safety discipline.  They also survey the earnings, credentials, and day-to-day tasks of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and plant-operations careers so every subsequent gear has purpose.

Students Will Learn:

• Time management & reliability

• Safety culture & situational awareness

• Verbal and written communication

• Workplace etiquette & team collaboration

• Career Pathways and Licensing Ladders

Heat is invisible, yet it drives HVAC, boilers, and refrigeration. Students translate classroom science into trade language—conduction, convection, radiation, pressure, and phase change—then prove each principle with live heat-transfer demonstrations. By linking theory to physical results, they understand the “how” every troubleshooter relies on to read gauges, predict system behavior, and explain findings to supervisors. In short, they learn to speak the language of heat so they can diagnose and solve problems instead of guessing.

Students Will Learn:

• Modes of heat transfer

• Pressure-temperature relationships

• Specific heat & phase change

• Energy efficiency and load calculations

• Basic psychrometrics (humidity & comfort)

Electricity is the backbone of multiple trades and essential to troubleshoot any system. This unit provides a hands-on introduction to electrical theory and basic wiring and low voltage troubleshooting.  Students wire safe low-voltage circuits, read schematics, size conductors, and explore how thermostats, relays, and sensors control mechanical equipment.

Students Will Learn:

• Voltage, current, resistance, Ohm’s Law

• Series, parallel, and combination circuits

• Thermostats, relays & basic control loops

• Panels, fuses, motor protection, conduit basics

• Intro to low-voltage diagnostics

Water, waste, and gas must move leak-free and code-compliant.  Students cut, join, and pressure-test PEX, copper, and PVC; map valve types; and read pump curves—skills that translate to residential service or commercial maintenance.

Students Will Learn:

• Water-supply and DWV (drain-waste-vent) systems.

• Understanding proper tool use

• Material Identification

• Pipe materials & joining (solder, crimp, solvent-weld)

• Pump and Valve identification & operation

Buildings “breathe” through ducts, fans, coils, and filters. Students trace the refrigeration cycle, swap air filters, measure airflow, and balance comfort with efficiency—skills that translate directly to service tickets.

Students Will Learn:

• Component Identification

• Refrigeration four-process cycle

• Air-handler components (fans, coils, filters)

• Static pressure & airflow measurement

• Filter MERV ratings

Steam powers hospitals, campuses, and factories. Students will be able to break down system design and system types, along with components, combustion safety, boiler water chemistry, and the draft-fuel-water-steam systems that tie a plant together.

Students Will Learn:

• Boiler Types and Systems

• System components and breakdown

• Critical safety devices

• Boiler Operation Sequencing

• Importance of Boiler Water Chemistry

Great techs don’t guess—they test. Students follow a troubleshooting workflow using the necessary tools on fault-injected simulated training boards.  This translates to common HVAC, plumbing, and electrical related trade experiences.  

Students Will Learn:

• Troubleshooting Flowcharts

• Wiring-diagram tracing

• Symptom vs. cause thinking

• Instrument selection & safe use

• Documentation

You’ll complete real-world tasks including troubleshooting drills and electrical testing as a final practical exam.  Demonstration of proper tool selection, use and care along with practical simulated trials that is part of the final examination to graduate the program. The program ends with a written and hands-on skills assessment.

Key Topics:

• Competency Checks

• Practical Examination

• Written Examination

• Digital Transcript and Certification