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HVAC Support Technician Certificate

NATE entry-level certificate for early-career HVAC technicians, earned by passing the proctored HVAC Support Technician examination; it is a certificate rather than NATE professional certification. Current awards are valid for five years.

Licensing authority: North American Technician Excellence

Initial by examination
HVAC Support Technician Exam
Accommodations
The linked handbook requires a Request for Non-Standard Test Accommodations at least 45 days before the scheduled test; translators are not permitted in remote LOP sessions.
Assessment
Pass the independent proctored HVAC Support Technician examination. No separate practical, oral, Core or Specialty examination is identified as required for this entry-level certificate; professional NATE certification is a separate object.
Conduct
Sign the NATE Code of Conduct before testing. Photo identification is required. Paper candidates sign the exam agreement/answer card after completion.
Eligibility
Formal education is not required. Formal training and six months to one year of HVAC experience are recommended; the KATE describes the early-career audience rather than an enforceable experience prerequisite.
Registration
Arrange an in-person session with a NATE Testing Organization or purchase and schedule the English exam using the myNATE Live Online Proctoring section. Remote appointment scheduling follows payment; current price is available in the account and is not invented here.
Remote Testing
Meazure Learning ProctorU provides remote delivery. A private, quiet room, room scan, compatible computer, webcam, microphone, speakers, internet and Guardian Browser are required; tablets/Chromebooks and multiple monitors are not permitted. Government-issued nonexpired signed photo ID is required. Remote calculator must be the built-in software calculator; two blank scratch sheets and a writing utensil are allowed. No restroom break, talking/reading questions aloud, other people/pets, outside materials or translation services are permitted.
Validity
The current certificate page explicitly establishes five-year validity beginning in July 2023, superseding the linked handbook's older no-expiration statement for current awards. This term is a recipient credential duration, not the official start or end date of the examination version or catalog entity.

HVAC Support Technician Exam

Provider
North American Technician Excellence; remote delivery through Meazure Learning’s ProctorU platform
Format
Closed-book, proctored, multiple-choice knowledge examination; paper and pencil or online, including live online proctoring
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
2.5 hours
Passing score
Pass/Fail; a numerical threshold for this examination is not supplied in the adopted KATE
Examination outline
  • Safety (10%)
    • Personal Safety and Work Practices
    • Personal Safety Around Moving Machinery
    • Electrical Safety
    • Safe Brazing and Soldering Practices
    • Safe Handling of Containers
    • Understanding Hazmat
  • Tools (8%)
    • Tools & Scales Basic Math Measurement
    • Fabrication Tools
    • Tubing Tools
  • Basic Construction Terms (4%)
    • Room Specs
    • Ceilings
    • Walls
    • Floors
    • Girders & Trusses
  • Using Basic Science (5%)
    • Chemistry Basics
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanics
  • Achieving Desired Conditions (7%)
    • Temperature
    • Humidity
    • Air Quality
    • Sound
  • Taking Temperature and Humidity Measurements (7%)
    • Physical Measurements - Temperature & Heat
    • Thermometers
  • Introduction to Basic Electricity (9%)
    • Digital Electrical Meters
    • Electrical Basic Terms
    • AC and DC Circuits
  • Installation (24%)
    • Fabricating Copper Tubing
    • Duct Installation
    • Installing Accessories
    • Field Wiring
    • Refrigerant Circuit Tools
    • Recovery/Recycling Machines
    • Installing gas furnaces
  • Service (7%)
    • Introduction to Systems
    • Planned Maintenance
  • System Components (13%)
    • Duct Systems
    • Components
    • Electromechanical Sensing Controls
    • Electronic Controls
    • Air Distribution
    • Induced Draft Non-condensing Furnaces - Components
    • Induced Draft Condensing Furnaces - Components
  • Applied Knowledge: Design Considerations (6%)
    • Design Considerations - Comfort
    • Design Considerations - External Components
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