Baker Distributing Co. will host North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification testing at AHR Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, on January 31, 2011.
The test session will begin at 1 p.m. To help prepare technicians for the test, Baker Distributing will offer a two and a half-hour NATE refresher course from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Registration forms are available on AHR Expo’s 2011 website, NATE’s website and Baker Distributing’s website .
NATE is the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for HVACR technicians. Candidates can earn installation and/or service certification in nine specialty areas: air conditioning, air distribution, heat pumps, gas heating, oil heating, hydronics gas, hydronics oil, and commercial, light commercial refrigeration and senior efficiency analyst.
“We encourage all technicians to get certified,” said Tom Robertson, director of technical services, Baker Distributing. “NATE Certification allows technicians to gain the respect and recognition they deserve for their HVACR experience, knowledge and skills. As a result, the companies they work for are more marketable as more and more homeowners are requesting NATE-certified HVACR technicians for their installation and service needs.”
For more information, contact or visit the following:
· NATE training/testing: Tom Robertson at (904) 407-4365 or [email protected]
· NATE: www.natex.org
· AHR Expo: http://www.ahrexpo.com/