Credentialing Program:



Fact Sheet:

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Certification Exams from North American Technician Excellence (NATE)

|Preparation can be obtained in the appropriate course sequence in Trade and Industrial Education. | |

|Credentialing Program |HVAC Certification Program (NATE) |

|Industry Certifications | |

| |Core Examinations: |

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| |Installer Core Certification Examination |

| |or |

| |Service Core Certification Examination |

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| |*One core examination (either Installer or Service) is required for Virginia |

| |student-selected verified credit eligibility. |

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| |To earn a full industry certification from NATE, a candidate must take a Core exam |

| |and one specialty exam of their choice (Specialty areas are: Air Conditioning, Air |

| |Distribution, Gas Heating, Heat Pumps, Oil Heating). |

|Cost | |

| |Varies with NATE authorized testing organization. |

|Testing Procedure | |

| |North American Technician Excellence (NATE) has a network of hundreds of Testing |

| |Organizations across the country. Candidates may register at any testing location. |

| |Testing takes place throughout the year. Contact local testing organization for |

| |test sites, schedules, and pricing information. |

|Ordering Information |See NATE “Training/Educators”: |

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|Issuing Entity Web Site for Additional | |

|Information |See: “How to Become Certified” |

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|Instructional Materials |To order the ACCA--PHCC--RSES jointly produced Guide for NATE Certification |

| |Reference Manual as a study guide, it is available through ACCA (888-290-2220), PHCC|

| |(703-237-8100), and RSES (800-297-5660). |

|Certification Board of Education Approved | |

| |Student-selected Verified Credit, CTE Diploma Seal |

|CTE Course Correlation | |

| |See Section 7, Trade and Industrial Education, of “CTE Administrative Planning Guide|

| |2005-2006.” |

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|Issuing Entity Contact | |

| |North American Technician Excellence (NATE) |

| |4100 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 210        |

| |Arlington, VA 22203 |

| |See “Who to Call for What Information”: () |

| |Alina Boskovich Marketing Assistant |

| |aboskovich@ |

| |(703) 276-7247 ext. 359, (877) 420-NATE(6283)   |

| |Pat Murphy, Director Certifications & Testing Development pmurphy@, (703) |

| |276-7247 ext. 363 |

|DOE Contact for CTE Curriculum Area | |

| |Jason Clark |

| |Specialist for Trade and Industrial Education |

| |804-225-2828 |

| |Jason.clark@doe. |

|DOE Contact for Credentialing: | |

| |Gordon Creasy |

| |Specialist for Industry Certification and Licensure |

| |804-225-2057 |

| |Gordon.creasy@doe. |

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