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How do you let the end-user know that your HVACR workmanship is
superior? You show them the S.T.A.R. The UA
S.T.A.R. Certification
guarantees that your service technicians are the best-trained heating
and cooling professionals in the industry.
UA S.T.A.R. Certification mean
s these technicians have completed
a stringent 5 year training program and passed the UA S.T.A.R.
Certification exam, giving them service journeyman status and 30
hours of college credit towards an Associates Degree in HVACR or
Construction Supervision. The UA S.T.A.R. Program was developed
jointly by the UA and Ferris State University - one of the most
highly acclaimed providers of education programs in the heating
and cooling industries.
Technicians participate in the only HVSCR technician training
and exam program of its kind that's ANSI-accredited and ISO 9000
certified - meaning the UA STAR technicians have passed the toughest
standards in the industry.
The exam is administered by the National Inspection-Testing-Certification
Corporation and test for expertise in:
- Mechanical Systems
- Electrical Systems
- Controls
- AC & Refrigeration
- Heating
- Steam Systems
- Plumbing
- Ventilation
- Piping
- Lifting Equipment
- Safety
- Mathematics
- Customer Service
Your UA S.T.A.R. Certified service technicians can tackle the
biggest HVACR projects and you can be confident that your customers
will be getting the best, most efficient and highly skilled workmanship
available.
For your heating, cooling, refrigeration and plumbing service,
repair and retrofit work, make sure your service technicians wear
the S.T.A.R. They're the S.T.A.R.'s in the industry.
UA S.T.A.R. was established by the United Association of the Plumbing,
Pipefitting and Sprinkler fitting industry of the United States
and Canada. The UA is a multi-craft union representing pipe fitters,
sprinkler fitters, service technicians and plumbers. Members are
engaged in the fabrication, installation and servicing of all piping
systems. There are in excess of 300,000 highly-skilled UA members
who belong to over 400 individual local unions across North America.
Founded in 1889, the UA is one of the most respected and influential
building trades union in the U.S. and Canada.
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