HVAC Workbook for High School & Workforce Programs: A Hands-On Trades Career Guide for Beginners & Pre-Apprenticeship — Heating, Cooling, ... Job-Ready Skills for New Learners of Any Age

Get Into a Trade That Always Has Work.Every building with people in it needs heating, cooling, or air — and the HVAC trade is short more than 100,000 technicians. This hands-on workbook takes a complete beginner from zero experience to job-ready, with no four-year degree and no debt. Built for high school CTE classrooms, workforce and pre-apprenticeship programs, and beginning adult learners and career-changers, it teaches the real foundation of the trade one clear, illustrated step at a time.Written at an accessible reading level with a magazine-style, easy-to-follow design, this is a full program-year of ready-to-teach material — not a cram-style exam booklet.Inside this workbook:12 complete units — from how heating and cooling work to landing your first jobThe refrigeration cycle made simple — compressor, condenser, metering device, and evaporatorSafety first — working safely with electricity, pressure, and refrigerantTools and skills — gauges, meters, airflow, ductwork, and electrical basics with no-algebra mathReal job-site scenarios with a mentor technician and an HVAC crew you follow all yearHands-on practice — skill drills, case studies, worked examples, and quizzesA complete answer key and glossary for easy teaching and self-studyCareer launch tools — EPA 608, training paths, résumé help, and a 90-day action plan Perfect for:High school CTE and career-and-technical-education programs (Grades 9–12)Workforce development, pre-apprenticeship, and opportunity-youth programsTrade-school intro courses and alternative educationAdult learners and career-changers entering the tradesTeachers, instructors, and self-motivated beginners Hands-on. Beginner-friendly. Job-ready. Give your students — or yourself — a clear first step into one of the most in-demand, recession-resistant trades in the country.Trade Deep-Dive, Book 2 — from Skill Builders Academy. Also available: the Electrician Workbook for High School & Workforce Programs. Read more