For Union Contractors and/or Senior Technicians & Journeymen
Continuing Education
SPAcademy provides over 1,000 hours of online content for continuing education. Our a la carte course concept allows you to develop your field force based on their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Program Features
Proficiency Tests
Each annual subscription to the Continuing Education program includes a Proficiency test which evaluates a technician's strengths and weaknesses in 14 competencies.
Competency-Based Learning
The Continuing Education courses list is organized by competencies, allowing you and your technicians to tailor their learning experience. Competencies include:
- Air Systems
- Basic HVAC
- Controls
- Electrical
- Installation
- Heating
- HVAC Components
- Hydronic
- Motors
- Piping
- Refrigeration
- Soft Skills
- Safety
- Troubleshooting
Online Content
Learning materials have been provided in a variety of formats to add diversity to the learning experience. These formats include:
- Reading Material (with Read-to-Me feature)
- Presentations
- Videos
- FlashCards
- Hands-On Simulations
Latest Edition Materials
Our online textbooks are provided through a partnership with Cengage, the leading online textbook provider for Schools and Universities. Listed below are the titles used in our Curriculum, which are continually updated to ensure you have the latest version.
- Basic Principles for Construction, 5th Edition
- Understanding Motor Controls
- The Trade Technician’s Soft Skills Manual
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology 9th MindTap edition
- Delmar Online Training Simulation: HVAC 4.0, 8th Edition
- Refrigeration and A/C Technology 8e MindTap
- Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning, 10th edit
- Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction, 5th Edition
- Modern Hydronic Heating: For Residential and Light Commercial Buildings
- Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning
- Understanding Construction Drawings, 7th Edition