BuildATech®
Training for today’s HVAC tech.
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Course Description
From earning homeowners’ trust to helping them achieve perfect indoor air, technicians are at the heart of a HVAC business.
In today’s economy, do you struggle to attract new workers to the HVAC trade?
Are you a new HVAC technician, or an experienced tech who’s ready to learn more advanced skills?
BuildATech® is designed to train technicians who are new to HVAC, and to help experienced technicians grow in their careers through more advanced levels of training. The program is available in several learning methods, to fit most learning styles and schedules.
BuildATech Level 1
Are you new to HVAC? This training program is designed to provide participants with fundamental knowledge of the HVAC industry, and to lay a strong foundation for their careers. This program also includes HVAC safety, tools, and skills to aid in customer communication. BuildATech® - Level 1 is for technicians with little to no experience and offers the knowledge and skills to become job-ready maintenance technicians.
- Beginner-friendly curriculum
- Preventative maintenance checks
- HVAC fundamentals
- Sequence of operation
- Tech communications
Instructor-Led
BuildATech® - Fundamentals training in a traditional classroom setting plus hands-on lab practice. The class runs approximately eight hours per day, five days per week, for three weeks. This level of BuildATech® includes EPA Section 608 testing. This is an open-book test, and the study guide will be provided to participants.
2024 Program Pricing
$3850 USD Non-Premier
$3080 USD Premier Dealer (20% discount)
Locations: Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Columbus, OH, Atlanta, GA, Brampton, ON, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Live Streaming
The same content as our in-person BuildATech® program for the Maintenance level, delivered to your home or office computer. Each live streaming session consists of three hours of real-time interactive instruction and class discussion to help participants grasp new concepts. These morning sessions begin with a discussion of situations participants encountered in the previous day’s maintenance calls, so the whole class can learn from each other's real-world experiences.
Live Stream Benefits
- Real-time, live instruction and classroom participation, without travel.
- Three hours of focused, in-depth instruction and discussion five days/week for two weeks.
- Learn new skills to enhance field performance as a Maintenance technician.
- Morning sessions leave time to run maintenance calls for the rest of the day.
- Participants will receive one-year access to an interactive digital version of the textbook, “Heating and Cooling Essentials.” The online version of the textbook includes learning aids such as quizzes, games and exercises.
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BuildATech Level 2
Are you an HVAC tech who already performs HVAC service in the field? This class is ideally designed for technicians who are currently active in running residential HVAC service calls. The curriculum focuses on strengthening diagnostic skills, reducing call backs, and setting leads when applicable.
- Diagnostics
- Tech communications
- Repair versus replace
- Efficient troubleshooting
- Reducing call backs
- Understanding indoor air quality
Instructor-Led
BuildATech® - intermediate training in a traditional classroom setting plus hands-on lab practice. The class runs approximately eight hours per day, five days per week, for three weeks. This is not a NATE preparation course, but technicians will have the option to take the NATE Certification core exam and one relevant specialty exam of the participant’s choice.
*EPA Section 608 certification is a prerequisite for taking this class.2024 Program Pricing
$3850 USD Non-Premier
$3080 USD Premier Dealer (20% discount)
Locations: Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Columbus, OH, Atlanta, GA, Brampton, ON, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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BuildATech Level 3
Are you an experienced HVAC service tech, and ready to level up your diagnostic skills? This advanced two-week technician training program is geared toward seasoned technicians who are ready to tackle root cause analysis. Upon completion, participants will have the knowledge and skills to not only diagnose and fix service issues, but also to determine the root cause of the problem, which greatly reduces callbacks. The curriculum includes advanced communications skills for diplomatically handling difficult customer situations, and covers load calculations, duct sizing, and making new equipment recommendations.
- Applications
- Repair versus replace
- Root cause analysis
- Tech communications
- Efficient troubleshooting
Instructor-Led
BuildATech® Advanced training in a traditional classroom setting plus hands-on lab practice. The class runs approximately eight hours per day, five days per week, for three weeks. This is not a NATE preparation course, but technicians will have the option to take the NATE Certification core exam and one specialty exam of the participant’s choice.
*EPA Section 608 certification is a prerequisite for taking this class.Program Pricing
$2899 USD Non-Premier
$2319 USD Premier Dealer (20% discount)
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BuildATech® Self-Paced
Self-paced, online technician training program. Are you a new technician, or looking to firm up your technical knowledge? With BuildATech® Self-Paced, new techs can learn on the job, while also progressing through a structured and self-paced curriculum.
This online training program covers HVAC fundamentals, electrical, cooling, heating, leak detection, air distribution, technician communications, NATE preparation, and more. It's completed 100% online, and includes 3-D troubleshooting simulations, 33 learning modules, including video labs, and proctored exams to measure participants’ learning.
Self-Paced
- Completed 100% online, on your schedule.
- No matter the season, the self-paced nature of BuildATech® Self-Paced means you don’t have to choose between training and productivity in the field.
- Knowledge checks to ensure learning. Each segment concludes with a proctored exam, requiring a successful passing score in order to continue. The first section ends with the EPA exam (given by the student’s manager), and the program concludes with the NATE exam, proctored by your Lennox Field Technical Consultant.
- Online doesn't mean alone. The Lennox Learning Solutions team is here to answer questions and help students stay motivated.
- Interactive learning. The course features a three-dimensional HVAC troubleshooting simulation, allowing students to walk through a service call while working from their own (or the office’s) computer.
- Recruit and train new workers quickly or get up to speed as a new hire.
2023 Program Pricing
$1500 USD Non-Premier
$1200 USD Premier Dealer (20% discount)
Testimonials
BuildATech® Instructor-Led
“…I wanted to tell you what an awesome program the BuildATech® program is. I had my son at 19 years old go through it...and he is performing like a star. He works with 3 other 8 to 10-year veteran service techs at our Granbury location and his numbers are as good as theirs with very few call backs. In addition to the BuildATech® we use the Lennox Learning Solutions YouTube channel during our weekly training. Keep up the good work.”
Keith Saunders, Aire Serv Heating and Cooling, Waco, Granbury, and Burleson, TX
BuildATech® Live Streaming
"...The shared lecture was seamless and [the instructors] compliment each other in their teaching style. The guys were always very patient and kind when I was not understanding something and would not move forward until we all felt that I had grasped the subject being taught. Homework was well-balanced and it was very helpful that it was discussed the next day in class. I look forward to the opportunity of sitting under their teaching again."
Jason Begines, Cen-Cal of Modesto, CA
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