MET Center Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Services Technician Training Program

This 8-week course will teach students trade principles and the basics of refrigeration, including a description of what is taking place inside each of the main parts of a system. Students learn to read a temperature pressure chart, apply it to systems using different refrigerants and evaluate the system using their gauges. Also covered are basic electrical principles in a theory/shop format. Students begin with the nature of electricity and progress to electrical safety, electrical values, and generation of electricity, electrical circuits, electrical meters and wiring diagrams. All students are enrolled in Ranken Technical College.

0 - 12 Months

College Program

Job Training

Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship Programs

Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 offers a 5-year, 10,000 hour training apprenticeship in HVAC service, installation, system design, duct fabrication, and welding. These apprenticeships allow students to earn while they learn and applications can be picked up on-site at the Local 36 Training Facility.

Apprenticeship

Job Training

HVAC Operator I

5 weeks, 48 contact hour, non-credit training provides hands-on instruction to maintain and troubleshoot forced air systems and the basics on how the systems and control boards work.

0 - 12 Months

Financial Assistance

Job Training

Missouri Women in Trades

MOWIT is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women to enter and succeed in apprenticeship and careers in the construction and building trades of the greater St. Louis area. MOWIT supports women in accessing and advancing in all construction trades through a variety of programs, including workshops, mentoring programs, scholarships, and workshops for girls.

Free

Job Training

Learn 2 Earn – Ranken Technical College

Learn to Earn consists of a series of STEM activities offered between grades 6 – 12 that promote student participation in STEM careers, with an emphasis on recruiting female students. These registered activites can include in-school, out-of-school, summer activities, or addtional classes. Scholarship funding to Ranken is awarded to participating female students upon successful completion.

Financial Assistance

Youth Program

EXPLORE Energy with Ameren

The EXPLORE Energy program engages youth in multiple careers in the public utility industry, each essentially important to the energy services that Ameren offers to the region. Students spend 2-3 non-consecutive half days over the course of a school year at Ameren meeting with employee mentors, engaging in activities, touring, and forming connections that can lead to job opportunities.