Ray Brown Jr.

HVAC certification or degree??? Help please!!!?

Hi,

I agree with the answers posted. I would like to take some of the answers a little further. If his immediate future goal is apartment maintenance, just get certified. I have seen many people get turned down for maintenance positions with a degree mainly because they are “over qualified”. Another issue, ANYONE and I mean anyone can go to certain places and take the test for certification in a minimum of three days. The test does not in any way teach you what you need to know in the field. It only explains the rules and laws of being certified. The average apartment management company will pay for non certified Maintenance Technicians to become certified if they see it is worth their money. But of course, this means starting from the very bottom. If you were to be in search for an industrial type job, then the degree route would be best. But it does take much longer. I can tell you from experience, even with a certification (degree or not) most apartment communities will not hire someone just because they are certified. You would need much more hands on in many more subjects (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.) to usually get in for apartment maintenance. My personal opinion: I would first try and find a company that is needing a non certified person and stress that you are wanting to be certified even if you have to pay for it. They will love to hear this. In the meantime, look for quick and easy ways to become certified then try and hang out with people that work on them for a living. There are two companies I know of that offer “quick” certification. I am not sure if they are near you or if they require a business account:

http://www.foxapplianceparts.com/

http://hdsupplysolutions.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TrainingHomePageView?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10051

I personally LOVE my job! I learn something new everyday and I do something different everyday. This makes the day go by fast and productivly. Good luck…

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