REVALIDATION SEMINAR - REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN

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This course explains the constant changing reality of the refrigeration and air conditioning (HVACR) industry in Puerto Rico through direct or indirect experiences. It emphasizes the procedures used in the industry and their relationship with the theories learned about them. The components that are integrated into the industrial scenario are analyzed to provide the student with the fundamental tools of th e real scenario that he will face in the workplace. This course also offers the student training to facilitate the knowledge and skills necessary to take and pass the board exam for refrigeration and air conditioning technicians, offered by the Board of Examiners of Refrigeration Technicians of Puerto Rico. The concepts of analysis, operation and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems are applied. In addition, possible breakdowns found in cooling, residential, commercial, industrial and a utomobile systems are discussed. Finally, the student will relate to the principles of entrepreneurship and recognize the skills and behaviors necessary to become a successful entrepreneur, as well as the opportunity to prepare their own professional portfolio.