HVAC Excellence Educator Credentialing (CSME and CMHE)
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What you'll learn
As an HVACR instructor, you take subject exams in areas you teach, like air conditioning, electrical or heat pumps, plus a capstone on teaching methods; passing seven required subjects earns the Certified Master HVACR Educator credential.
- Teaching Methodologies, Principles, and Practices
- Air Conditioning and Electrical
- Heat Pumps, Gas Heat and Oil Heat
- Light Commercial Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Seven CSME exams for CMHE
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
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- Time
- One knowledge exam per subject
- Before you start
- No formal prerequisites. Score 80% or higher on a subject exam to earn the Certified Subject Matter Educator (CSME) certificate; pass seven CSME exams for the Certified Master HVACR Educator (CMHE).
- How you are tested
- Written subject exams
- Renewal
- At least 10 professional development hours a year, plus 1 in each certified subject every five years
- Full cost details
- Not published; contact ESCO at 1 800 726 9696
- Where it applies
- United States; voluntary.
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HVAC Excellence: Educator Credentialing Exams ↗What we verified: Requirements and maintenance rules from the ESCO page; fees not published.
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