Start your Mechanical Construction training at Florida Academy!

Start a hands-on career that keeps homes and businesses running safely and efficiently. Florida Academy’s Mechanical Construction Professional program trains students for entry-level roles in the installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC and electrical systems across residential and commercial settings.

Through a mix of classroom instruction and real-world application, you’ll learn to install and connect electrical wiring, raceways, and control devices, and safely assemble systems that power lighting, heating, and air conditioning equipment. Coursework covers key concepts in electrical theory and electronics, including Ohm’s, Joule’s, and Kirchhoff’s laws, along with interpreting electrical diagrams and applying the National Electrical Code (NEC).

You’ll also gain a strong foundation in HVAC principles, exploring heating and cooling cycles, control systems, and refrigeration mechanics while learning to troubleshoot system issues with confidence. The program includes EPA Section 608 training to prepare you for certification in safe refrigerant handling.

By graduation, you’ll gain the skills, knowledge, and credentials to prepare you for a career as a Mechanical Construction Professional.

The Mechanical Construction Professional Program trains graduates for entry-level employment in the mechanical construction industry.

These jobs specialize in working on the mechanical systems within buildings, specifically involving both the HVAC and electrical systems.

Graduates are prepared for jobs that include the installation, maintenance, and repair of these systems.

Potential job roles a graduate may pursue include positions involved in:

• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) Installation and Repair: The program provides knowledge of heating and cooling cycles, troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and refrigeration systems, and prepares students for EPA Certification (upon passing the exam).
• Electrical Installation and Wiring: Graduates acquire the skillset to install and assemble commercial and residential electrical wiring, including raceways, devices, and wiring standard loads such as pumps and HVAC equipment.

Maintenance and Servicing: The objective of the training is to ensure these complex systems are functioning properly and efficiently.

At Florida Academy, you’ll do more than sit in a classroom. You’ll learn by doing. Our program emphasizes real-world mechanical construction training through lab-based exercises that simulate job-site conditions. You’ll assemble electrical systems, install HVAC components, and tackle the same troubleshooting challenges professionals face in the field.

This immersive, hands-on approach prepares you to handle the mechanical and electrical systems that keep buildings running safely and efficiently.

Electrical Systems

• Assembly and Wiring: Students receive training to assemble commercial and residential electrical wiring, the raceways (backbones) for such systems, and the devices required to monitor and control them.
• Standard Loads: Training includes wiring all standard loads, such as water heaters, pumps, and HVAC equipment.
• Theory and Code: Students are instructed in the basic principles of electronics and electrical theory, including Ohm’s law, Joule’s law, and Kirchhoff’s current and loop equations. They will also be trained to successfully reference and use the National Electrical Code.

HVAC and Refrigeration Systems

• Cycles and Controls: Students acquire knowledge of the heating and cooling cycles, fundamental principles of controls, and the electrical systems associated with HVAC units.
• Troubleshooting: Training includes HVAC systems troubleshooting for mechanical, electrical, and refrigeration issues.
• EPA Concepts: Students study the principles and concepts associated with the EPA Section 608.

Credentials and Certifications

Upon successful completion of Florida Academy’s Mechanical Construction Professional program, students have the ability to earn the following industry credentials:

• Florida Academy Mechanical Construction Professional Diploma
• R410A Safety Certification
• OSHA 10 Hr. Survey Card
• EPA Certification (Requires passage of an exam; initial exam cost is included in program costs).

Florida Academy is proud to be recognized as:

• A licensed postsecondary education school nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).

An approved ESCO Institute and HVAC Excellence testing and certification center.