Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician

A Two-Year Ontario College Diploma Program
Program Code: MHT2W
Campus Code: WC (WC - Woodstock)
September Admission
15 week terms
Academic Calendars available at www.fanshawec.ca/academicdates 

Contact

Woodstock Campus: 519-421-0144

Program Description

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician program will provide you with the academic studies and the practical experiences through which you will see a building as a system. Opportunities will be provided to develop and demonstrate skills in welding, sheet metal, electrical, plumbing, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning trades. As a heating, refrigeration and air conditioning technician, you will be involved in many stages of design, testing, manufacturing, installation and servicing of mechanical, heating and cooling equipment.

With a combination of lab work and theory, this program is recommended for those who are interested in an apprenticeship with a mechanical, heating and cooling contractor or a position in the sales and service sector providing technical support. Graduates are eligible to write the Gas Technician II and Gas Technician III certificate exams.

Applicant Selection Criteria

Where the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available spaces in the program, the Applicant Selection Criteria will be:

1. Preference for Permanent Residents of Ontario.
2. Receipt of Application by February 1st.
3. Achievement in the Admission Requirements. 

Note:

• **Students admitted to the Fanshawe College Pre-Technology and Academic and Career Entrance Technology stream programs are guaranteed admission the following year to a Technology career program provided that they successfully complete their Pre-Technology Ontario College Certificate or Academic and Career Entrance Certificate and fulfill any other specified conditions.  Normally these students are admitted to their first choice program.

Advanced Standing

• Credit for any course in the program will be given to students who can demonstrate that they have the required skills to meet the objectives of the course.