NATE EXAMS
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To be a successful HVAC Technician today, you need more than skills under your belt. You need the emblem of excellence:  Nate Certification.

Now there is truly a single test of excellence in the industry, along with one place to get it. North American Technician Excellence (NATE). 

Nate and the entire industry have joined forces to support a single, unified, nationwide standard of HVAC technician excellence. 

NATE-Certified technicians can prove it.

POWER-UP YOUR CAREER

With Nate Certification, your job is going places! You're finally recognized and rewarded for your expertise.

Certification gives you the competitive edge you need to succeed in installing and servicing today and tomorrows advanced equipment.

With the public's awareness and contractor's asking for skilled technicians, you're one step ahead being certified.

NATE NEWS

Citizens of Terre Haute, Indiana will have something 1 January 2005 that they have not had before—licensing requirements for HVACR contractors.  This week the city council met and approved amendments to Chapter 4 of the Terre Haute City Code, article 10 Contractors and Skilled Trades.  The code specifically identifies NATE certification as a license requirement. 

 Terre Haute is the first city in the United States to specifically adopt NATE certification as a mechanism for awarding a license to a contractor operating in that city.  As a result, NATE certification will be red hot, a profitable priority for technicians in that area.

 Specifically Sec.4-117 Licensure of Heating and Cooling Contractors states:

“a. In order to obtain licensure as a heating and cooling contractor, the contractor must employ at least one (1) full-time employee who is certified for heating and cooling work by North American Technician Excellence (NATE), or equivalent.  The applicant for licensure shall present a copy of NATE or equivalent certification at the time of application.

b. The contractor’s license shall specify the certified individual responsible for the licensure of the business.  This person shall be responsible for the activities of the business, and shall be designated as the supervisor.  This person shall not be listed as a supervisor for more than one (1) heating and cooling contractor.”

 Ed Utterbeck , president of the Wabash Valley ACCA noted : “Until this time, Terre Haute has had licensing requirements for electrical and for plumbing contractors, but not HVAC ones.  Two factors made NATE appealing:  First, the certification is available to everyone regardless of membership in association, union, or group.  Second, there was a continuing education requirement stating the technician had to re-certify every five years.  That means the people of Terre Haute will be getting contractors with technicians who stay on top of their profession.”

 Carl Smith, NATE’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations said, “This is an exciting day for NATE, and hopefully only the first of many such actions by municipal bodies.”

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1.) Choose your technician type

Remember, Service Technicians diagnose and repair systems, Installation technicians primary duty is installing new systems.

2.) Choose a specialty

To earn certification you must take a Core Exam and one Specialty exam of you choice. Choose a specialty based on the equipment and system you work on. The five specialties are:

Air Conditioning

Air Distribution

Gas Heating

Heat Pumps

Oil Heating

Core Exam:

The Core exam covers safety, tools, soft skills, Principle of heat transfer and total comfort, and some electrical questions. The test has 50 questions and the passing grade is 70 percent.

Specialty Exams:

The specialty exams cover installation, service, system components, and applied knowledge. Regulations, Codes, and Safety. Each test consists of 100 questions and the passing score is 70 percent. Typically a trained technician should be able to take and pass a Core Exam and one Specialty exam in a 4 hour testing session. You can register to re-take any exam you didn't pass after a 30-days study and training period. You have two years to take and pass the missing exam you need to complete for your certification.

3.) Study and register for a testing session.

No matter how much experience a technician has, it is beneficial to review.

Study materials are available upon request.

Nate has a Website http://www.natex.org/ which has listed study guides and information available for successfully passing the exam.

TESTING DATES FOR JOHNSTONE SUPPLY

"2005" INDIANAPOLIS STORE LOCATION

EVERY FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

MINIMUM OF (10) REGISTERED TESTING APPLICANTS REQUIRED FOR TESTING SESSION. TESTS WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED UNTIL THIS LIMIT IS MET. WHEN LIMIT IS MET, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT TESTING DATE

$50.000 REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED AND IS NON- REFUNDABLE. FEE WILL BE APPLIED TOWARDS TESTING FEE.

CORE EXAM FEE $95.00

SPECIALTY EXAM FEE $120.00

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