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HVAC Vacuum Documentation
During our 6-week workshops you will learn the proper strategies to pump down systems as we develop YOUR HVAC Clarity, Choice, Confidence, and Competence.
HVAC Vacuum Pump Down: Evacuation and Monitoring
The past few weeks have been exciting as our recent group of HVAC workshop participants have been installing systems, rebuilding, recovering, troubleshooting, and much more.
HVAC Career in Six Weeks
HVAC workshops at HVAC Technical Academy are about learning quickly and safely. This is completed by limiting the number of participants during each 6-week term.
Empowering the Justice-Involved
HVAC Vacuum Documentation
During our 6-week workshops you will learn the proper strategies to pump down systems as we develop YOUR HVAC Clarity, Choice, Confidence, and Competence.
HVAC Vacuum Pump Down: Hold Test and Charging
The first three weeks have been exciting as our group of has been getting busy troubleshooting, installing, diagnosing, and getting deep into HVAC systems. With that, let’s get back to our vacuum pump.
HVAC Vacuum Pump Down: Evacuation and Monitoring
The past few weeks have been exciting as our recent group of HVAC workshop participants have been installing systems, rebuilding, recovering, troubleshooting, and much more.
Career
Philip Nguyen joins 2nd Chance University
“I am excited to work with 2nd Chance University for giving me the opportunity to help our military veterans as well as our justice involved persons achieve gainful employment.”
Take charge of your career in six weeks!
Bringing Life Changing Programs
Career Performance Excellence
Employment, Experience, Education
Delivering Career Diligence
Career Snapshot: Framing Shadowman
Career Breakout: Holiday Networking
Career history, how long is too long?
Incarceration
OK, I was Wrong
Held at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford, the folks attending (and operating) were not what I had expected or were accustomed to. Professional, courteous, respectful, and genuinely interested are just a few words summarizing the experience.
Sleep and Escape
As Stick mentions, everyone wears white as well as time, but some are inmates and some are convicts. If you were to go prison, do you picture yourself as an inmate or as a convict (why one and not the other)?
Robert and Accepting Defeat
I’m Robert. I work in construction, or at least I did until a few months ago. Boss fired me because the company wasn’t doing well. I know they are getting plenty of business so I’m pretty upset about not working; probably has to do with my arrest.
Inmate
2nd Chance University: We…
1+1 Equals…..Well, That Depends
Parole
Mixed Messages
President Trump
President Trump Signs First Step Act into Law,
Mixed Messages
Youth Empowerment
HVAC Technical Academy, a quick rest between projects
Nicholas taking a quick break between projects. Keeping the fast pace of the HVAC Service Technician Industry, we keep things moving… that’s one reason why HVAC Technical Academy graduates are sought after by HVAC Companies throughout Central Florida
2nd Chance University Open House
Trauma Informed Care, Yesterday To Today
Recidivism
HVAC Classes in 3 Weeks
Sanity and Steel Doors
In prison, sanity is balanced by lost years and steel doors. Stick takes our workshop audiences on a quick mental venture as he compares freedom to lines captivity.
Reentry
Learn by Doing at HVACTA
In our HVAC workshop at HVAC Technical Academy and 2nd Chance University, we ask every student to make a video as part of their requirements.
Take a few minutes and check out our December graduate videos:
https://hvacta.com/student-sharing-in-training-2023/
HVAC and EPA 608 Universal Certification
We are a hands-on workshop facility where “Learn by Doing” defines our approach to get YOU on a path to personal AND professional success. Background friendly, HVAC …
Jahira Smith: Acing the 608 EPA Universal Certification
Dedicated to personal and professional success, Jahira aced the 608 EPA Universal on first attempt. Congratulations are in order…
Release
2CU and HVAC Technical Academy
Steven’s Doubled CHE Quotient
2nd Chance
RTU Breakdown
Participants never know what our “learn by doing” HVAC Workshops will be from day to day. Interactive with real-world application, today was about a rooftop unit… and you missed out!
Today at HVAC Technical Academy: Package Unit PM
Getting a solid understanding on package units is part of the territory for HVAC technicians. Today our students performed a complete pm…