Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine January 2023

HVACR NewsMagazine January 2023

State National Chapter News

in providing continuing education to the HVACR industry. The final class also included a presentation of training equipment to the program at EACC. Robert Jackson, HVACR instructor, was presented the equipment by Bill Harrison of Harrison Energy Partners and past president of ASHRAE and Tim Paetz, former member of the Arkansas HVACR Licensing Board. The equipment was furnished by the Arkansas Department of Career Education which was part of an original grant for the Train the Trainer program with Jim Bergmann.

Call it a Wrap

With 8 down, on December 15, East Arkansas Community College became the 9 th class and the final session of Continuing Education EXPOs. The EXPOs kicked off HVACR continuing education in Arkansas. CE became a requirement for HVACR license renewal on January 1, 2023. A total of 469 licensees took the opportunity to obtain the required 4 hours of CE — 2 in technical and 2 in code. Eight instructors taught 32 classes which delivered 1,876 CE/hours of education. The instructors included:

# Venues

Instructor

Sponsor

Bill Harrison Robert Jackson Tim Paetz

Larry Clark

R & E Supply Sanders Supply

4

The EXPOs served as the beginning. Now, the licensees can get the required CE from their distributors, manufacturers, the Association, and others who have stepped up to provide training. It is important to remember that while 4 hours are required, 2 must be in code while the other 2 can be in a technical area from theory to learning about new equipment that the licensee can purchase to install and service. The training can be face to face or online. Two companies offer online training and the Association plans to offer an online code class by mid February with others to follow. A list of approved classes follows on the next page.

Robert Crow

5

Randy Parrish Patton Vellance

Ed ’ s Supply

3

Matt Schoeb

Dap Insulation Johnstone Supply Arkansas HVACR Association York

9

Jon Walker

1

Bret Ward Tom Hunt

1

9

All of the venues were at or sponsored in part by Arkansas colleges which frequently partner with the Association