Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CV - Bulletin 115-Trade and Industrial Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework: Drafting; Electricity; and Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Subpart 7 - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR)
Chapter 21 - Introduction
Section CV-2101 - Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Excellence Rationale

A. See Subpart 1 of this Part CV for General Provisions applicable to this Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Program.

B. Heating, Ventilating, Air- Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Excellence Certification provides national recognition of a technician's skill levels. It is a comprehensive series of exams built around a universally accepted benchmark of technical expertise. Various levels of certification allow HVACR Excellence to be very specific in fulfilling the demand for qualified personnel and in projection of a professional image.

C. Industry records reflect that over 85 percent of all service calls and troubleshooting scenarios involve electrical problems. For this reason, the electrical certification examination is a prerequisite to all other HVACR Excellence Certifications. Each advancing level of certification builds on the foundation established by the electrical exam.

D. A technician who has achieved electrical certification may advance to the heating examinations or to the air conditioning exam.

E. Air conditioning certification is prerequisite to the commercial air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, and to the heat pump exams. (The heat pump certification covers the competencies necessary for servicing air-to-air heat pumps, and is a prerequisite to the geo-thermal exam.)

F. Due to regional and climatic variations, and in order to make the exams more detailed, heating systems certifications are not packaged as one test. Heating exams are divided into five types. Technicians may choose any or all of the five categories:

G. By providing a multi-tiered program, a technician is both rewarded for accomplishments and is also motivated to advance. Each level of certification covers the skills necessary to instill confidence in the technician's competencies, improve his/her proficiency on each job assignment, and project an image of professionalism to customers.