Apprenticeship - Test, Adjust and Balancing (TAB) Technician
Test, Adjust and Balancing (TAB) Technician is a registered apprenticeship program offered in partnership with Sheet Metal Local 104 and Bay Area Training Fund. This 5-year apprenticeship program provides students with 216 hours per year of day or evening class instruction and paid on-the-job training with a sheet metal contractor. This is a "green" construction field that is growing due to the need for indoor air quality and energy efficiency compliance. The type of work performed can range from pressure testing, adjusting, and balancing of duct systems for energy efficiency to commissioning and completing documentation of HVAC systems in residential and commercial buildings. The work condi
Courses
- APSM 171A — HVAC TRADE HISTORY & INTRODUCTION TO TESTING, ADJUSTING & BALANCING
- APSM 171B — BASICS OF AIRFLOW, HEAT ENERGY & HEAT TRANSFER
- APSM 171C — SAFETY TRAINING FOR TAB APPRENTICESHIP
- APSM 172A — BASIC HVAC SYSTEMS, PSYCHROMETRICS, AIR PRESSURES & MEASUREMENTS OF AIR
- APSM 172B — PROPORTIONAL BALANCING
- APSM 172C — DUCT LEAKAGE TESTING
- APSM 173A — ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS, ELECTRIC MOTORS & ROTATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
- APSM 173B — TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS, DUCT SYSTEMS & BASIC CONTROLS
- APSM 173C — HVAC FANS, FAN LAWS & V-BELT DRIVES
- APSM 174A — HYDRONIC SYSTEMS, PUMPS & HYDRONIC BALANCING
- APSM 174B — BALANCING DOCUMENTATION, COOLING TOWERS & TAB RELATED SKILLS
- APSM 174C — FIRE LIFE SAFETY LEVEL 1
- APSM 175A — TABB TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION
- APSM 175B — DDC CONTROLS & PROGRAMS
- APSM 175C — FIRE LIFE SAFETY LEVEL 2
- APSM 176A — PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS, CODES & STANDARDS
- APSM 176B — BASIC REFRIGERATION & BRAZING/SOLDERING
- APSM 176C — CLEAN ROOMS & HEPA FILTER TESTING
- APSM 177A — TITLE 24 MECHANICAL ACCEPTANCE TESTING
- APSM 177B — ADVANCED DDC CONTROLS/COMMISSIONING OF HVAC SYSTEMS
- APSM 177C — ENERGY AUDITING
- APSM 178A — INDOOR AIR QUALITY
- APSM 178B — GREEN CONSTRUCTION & LEED CERTIFICATION FOR HVAC
- APSM 178C — FOREMAN TRAINING/PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR HVAC
- APSM 179A — BUILDING & CASCADING PRESSURES/AIR CHANGE TESTING
- APSM 179B — SOUND & VIBRATION IN HVAC SYSTEMS
- APSM 179C — BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS/LABORATORY FUME HOODS
- APSM 180A — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 1
- APSM 180B — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 2
- APSM 180C — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 3
- APSM 181A — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 4
- APSM 181B — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 5
- APSM 181C — BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS 6