Think about what interests you. Working with your hands and using tools? Maybe computer work and CAD design is what you would prefer to do? What about sales, marketing, or customer service? Do you excel as part of a team, or would you prefer to work independently? Do you see yourself working for a large company or working for yourself with your own company? In the HVACR sector it is possible to find a career path and job that suits you.
The following links point to resources you may find useful in researching and launching your career journey into the HVACR trade. These links are for information purposes only and by their presence do not infer any endorsement by HRAI.
Recommended secondary courses to have completed in advance of post-secondary training:
- Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent
- Grade 12 English or equivalent
- Grade 12 Math or equivalent
- Grade 11/12 Physics or Chemistry or equivalent
Apprenticeship Resources
- Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board of Ontario
- Alberta Alis
- Apprentice Search
- Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
- Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
- Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating
- Careers in Construction
- Careers in Trades
- Construction Training & Apprenticeship Ontario (CTAO)
- Government of Canada, Student Grants
- Government of Canada, Apprenticeship Grants Program Definitions
- Government of Canada, Youth in Canada
- Manitoba Career Prospects
- Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council
- Nova Scotia Labour Market Information
- Ontario’s Labour Market
- Ontario Colleges, Ontario College Application Service
- Ontario Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors Association (ORAC)
- Workforce Planning Board of York Region
- The Educational Partnership Foundation (Alberta)
- Trade Secrets Alberta
- Trade Up Manitoba
- Work B.C.