From Zero To Apprentice-Ready In 6 Months.
Six months. 34 video lessons across 24 weeks. OSHA 10 access, EPA 608 exam access, and the required textbook — an all-inclusive training package. Real lab challenges with photo and video review by working techs. Built and taught by two HVAC instructors with 33+ years of combined trade experience and active Florida licensure.
What You’ll Be Able To Do
By The Time You Finish
Diagnose and service real systems.
Walk into a residential or light-commercial service call with the diagnostic process working techs use — refrigerant cycle, electrical, airflow, controls — and systematically find faults instead of guessing.
Hold real, recognized credentials.
OSHA 10 access, EPA 608 exam access, and the required textbook — all included. The credentials working HVAC techs carry, and the ones service managers actually look for on a resume.
Show a portfolio of documented lab work.
Photos and video of you brazing, charging, diagnosing and installing — reviewed and signed off by working techs. The kind of evidence that turns an interview into a job offer.
Operate professionally inside the trade.
Code awareness, jobsite safety, customer interaction, tool discipline, and the professional standards that separate techs who last from the ones who wash out at year two.
Straight Talk
Who This Is For. Who It Isn’t.
People serious about the trade.
- Tired of being broke and ready to commit to a real career path
- Willing to put in 8–10 hours a week across the 6-month program
- Want certifications that actually get you hired, not wall art
- Comfortable working with their hands, willing to learn safety discipline
- Looking to make a living for themselves, not chasing a degree
People looking for shortcuts.
- Looking for shortcuts, or expecting to skip the lab work
- Expecting a guaranteed job placement we can’t promise
- Wanting pure self-study with no instructor interaction
- Career browsers without the bandwidth to commit time
- Looking for a degree-equivalent credential — this isn’t that
6 Months · 34 Video Lessons
Six Months, Month By Month
Safety, Tools & Professionalism
OSHA safety & PPE, job-site hazards, basic HVAC tools, brazing/oxygen-acetylene awareness, customer communication, and trade professionalism. 5 lessons + monthly exam.
HVAC System Fundamentals
The refrigeration cycle, residential split systems, air handlers, evaporator coils, filters, drains, condensers, compressors, and thermostat basics. 5 lessons + monthly exam.
Electrical, Diagnostics & OSHA 10
Multimeter basics, electrical safety, low/high voltage, wiring diagrams, thermostat wiring, capacitors, contactors, relays, transformers, plus OSHA 10 readiness. 5 lessons + monthly exam.
Installation, Maintenance & EPA Intro
Install process, air handler & condenser support, preventative maintenance, coil/blower cleaning, service-call flow, maintenance plans, and EPA 608 introduction. 5 lessons + monthly exam.
Field/Lab Readiness & EPA Prep
Job-site rules, boundaries, chain of command, working around electrical/customers/property, field observation, incident reporting, apprentice conduct, and EPA 608 prep. 5 lessons + monthly exam.
Certification, Career & Final Test
EPA 608 final review, OSHA final safety review, resume & interview skills, career growth, ethical sales, final technical review, competency checklist, and graduation next steps. 5 lessons + final exam.
Workforce Development
Four added workforce-readiness lessons: Florida code / permits / AHJ awareness, employer expectations, your skills portfolio, and graduation → employer pipeline & career advancement.
All-Inclusive Tuition
Everything’s Included In Tuition
No upsells. No add-on packages. Your tuition covers OSHA 10 access, EPA 608 exam access, the required textbook, and every certificate of completion — coordinated through approved providers.
Your OSHA 10 access is purchased and assigned through an approved third-party OSHA training provider. Tru Tradesman’s Institute funds and coordinates your access and prepares you for it — the provider issues the card.
Your EPA 608 exam access is provided through an approved third-party testing provider. We prepare you across the program and coordinate your access — the testing provider administers the exam. Passing is up to you.
The required hard-copy textbook (Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology, 9th Ed.) is included, plus a monthly Certificate of Completion for each month and your final Tru Tradesman’s Institute Certificate of Completion.
Tru Tradesman’s Institute is a training program. Completion does not guarantee employment, income, licensure, contractor qualification, EPA certification, OSHA card issuance, or authorization to perform regulated work independently. OSHA 10 and EPA 608 credentials are issued by approved third-party providers, not by Tru Tradesman’s Institute.
How It Works
The Way It Actually Runs
Self-paced. On your schedule.
Watch on your lunch break. Watch at midnight. Re-watch as many times as it takes. The program runs 6 months with monthly milestones — plan on 8–10 hours a week to stay on pace.
Real lab challenges, not multiple choice.
You’ll diagnose actual systems on video, photograph your work, and submit it for review by a working tech — graded with the same judgment a service manager uses on a job site.
A community of practicing techs.
When you’re stuck on a job and the homeowner needs an answer, you have somewhere to ask — practicing techs, instructors, and fellow students. The part nobody else gives you.
Who Teaches
Two HVAC Instructors. 33+ Years Combined.
- 25 years in the trades
- U.S. Veteran
- EPA 608 Certified
- OSHA 30 Certified
- PLC Instructor / Northbridge Instructor
Focus: HVAC fundamentals, safety, jobsite discipline, troubleshooting, refrigerant safety, electrical awareness, PLC fundamentals, and student professionalism.
- Florida-Licensed HVAC Contractor
- License #: CAC1819148 (Active)
- Licensed since July 2017
- Residential & Commercial HVAC
Focus: residential and commercial HVAC installation and service, code compliance, licensing requirements, and the regulatory side of the trade.
Enrollment Questions
Two Doors.
Door one: talk to a working tech, get pricing for your situation, and walk through fit. Door two: watch the first three lessons free and prove this is real before you spend a dollar. Either way — stop staying broke.
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