Florida Certified Air Conditioning Contractor (Class A or Class B)
From Florida DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board
The license you need to contract HVAC work in your own name in Florida. Class B is limited to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 Btu of heating in any one system; Class A is unlimited. This is a later career step, not an entry requirement.
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Advanced Experienced professionals ready for a senior credential.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Required to work in this field where it applies, and the first thing employers check. Get it and every door in the field opens.
- Time
- Typically four years of field experience before applying
- Before you start
- Four years of experience, or a combination of college and experience, documented on the Class A or Class B experience form; state exam required.
- How you are tested
- Application with experience verification, then state exam
- Renewal
- Renewal rules set by the Construction Industry Licensing Board; not stated on the reviewed page
- Full cost details
- Application, exam and license fees apply; amounts not stated on the reviewed DBPR page
- Where it applies
- Florida only. Employees of a licensed contractor working within that contractor's license, with its knowledge and permission, are exempt under section 489.103(2), Florida Statutes, so an entry level technician does not need this license.
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Sources and what we verified
DBPR Construction Industry: experience requirements (four years or college plus experience) ↗Florida Statutes chapter 489: employee exemption 489.103(2) and Class A/B definitions 489.105(3) ↗What we verified: Experience rule from DBPR's construction industry experience page. Class definitions and the employee exemption are quoted from chapter 489 as published on flsenate.gov (2016 compilation, the version that loaded); check the current statute year for later amendments. Exam and fee details were not on the reviewed page.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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