Welcome to the RSES Green Mountain Chapter Education Page

The RSES Green Mountain Chapter usually offers two classes for education in the fall and two more in the spring. The classes offered in each term are the classes that our chapter finds the most interest in from our members. The Chapter also offers specialty classes separate from the RSES curriculum, for instance the RSES Green Mountain Chapter has offered a S-License course to prepare members for the states S-License exam.

The chapter is always encouraging member feedback on what classes to offer please show your interest by filling out the education request form including a need for EPA certification.

Classes for fall 2008: 

We will be offer RAC-3 starting in late September and will continue on with RAC-4 after the first of the year. Our expectation is that the technicians in RAC-3 class that finished this past spring will join the fall class for RAC-4.

We also intend on offering in September either RAC-1 or Electricity for HVACR Technicians. Discussions in the past year has led us to consider that an introduction to the electrical side of the trade for entry level people, may be more important then the refrigeration side. The electrical class gets into safety, electrical fundamentals, understanding schematics, transformer, relays, motors, etc. Please provide us with your thoughts on this as soon as you can. We have about three weeks before we will need to order books for whichever class we go with. 

Class cost: $250.00 for members.  $350.00 for non-members (includes membership dues)

Other classes that are being considered are 410A certification, Controls, and the Heating series of class.  We need feedback from the membership as to whether these are desired. 

RSES Courses that our Chapter can Offer

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Terms 1-6
R410A Course
Heating Terms 1-6
Electricity Terms 1-5
Controls Terms 1-5
Heat Pump Course
Electricity for HVACR Technicians
Any other ideas for classes will be considered