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EPA Certification Test and Training Seminar:
Part of your training will include training and
testing for Federal EPA certification. Because your
certification is through the EPA, a Federal Agency
of the US Government, your certification is valid in
all 50 states and Canada.

EPA Certification:
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires
that all persons who maintain, service, repair or
dispose of appliances that contain regulated
refrigerants be certified in proper refrigerant
handling techniques.  The EPA has also placed a
sales restriction on refrigerants, limiting the sale of
regulated refrigerants to certified technicians only.
Technicians who violate the Clean Air Act
provisions may be fined, lose their certification,
and may be required to appear in Federal court.

There are four categories of certification:
Type I - Persons who maintain, service or repair
small appliances must be certified as Type I
Technicians
Type II - Persons who maintain, service, repair or
dispose of high or very high pressure appliances,
except for small appliances or motor vehicle air
conditioning systems, must be certified as Type II
technicians.  
Type III - Persons who service, maintain, repair, or
dispose of low pressure appliance must be certified
as Type III technicians.   
Universal - Persons who maintain, service, repair,
or dispose of small appliances as well as high and
low pressure equipment, must be certified as
Universal technicians.

SECTION 608 EXAM FORMAT: EPA regulations
require the test to be a "closed book" proctored
exam.  The only outside materials allowed are a
temperature / pressure chart, scratch paper and a
calculator.  
The certification exam contains 4 sections - CORE
- Type I - Type II - Type III.  Each section contains
25 multiple choice questions. The technician must
achieve a passing score of 70% in each Type in
which they are to be certified.  All technicians must
pass the CORE section before receiving any
certification.  A technician seeking certification
must correctly answer 18 out of 25 questions on the
CORE and at least one other section of the exam.   
A technician seeking Universal certification must
correctly answer 18 out of 25 questions on each
section of the exam.
Universal Certification – Someone who possesses
Type I, Type II and Type III Certifications

EPA training seminar and testing for Universal or
various type of certification as follow:

Seminar and Training class start at 8:30 AM.  The
training time is approximately six and one-half (6-
7) hours.  The seminar and training are consist of
the EPA’s handbook reviews. The materials in the
handbook  are most likely covered by the test
EPA test is 2.5 hours and it is a close book test.
Please bring your drivers license and social
security card.
Cost of EPA seminar and test is $80.00
EPA Test and Rules:
SECTION 608 EXAM FORMAT: EPA regulations
require the test to be a "closed book" proctored
exam.  The only outside materials allowed are a
temperature / pressure chart, scratch paper and a
calculator.  
You may select the type of the test (Type I, Type II
and Type III) at the beginning or at the end of the
test. Please remember you will be graded only on
the types you select.
Each test level has 25 questions for a total of 100
on the test. You may select the technician types for
which you wish to test. The test is divided into four
sections as follow:

Core Section: Core section contains 25 CORE
questions which deal with environmental issues
surrounding the impact of the Class I and Class 11
refrigerants.
Type I Section: This Section includes 25 technical
questions for Type I certification. For Type 1
certification test you must answer all the CORE
questions and all Type 1 questions only. To pass
this type of certification you must pass Type I
technician. And you must get at least 18 correct
answers on the CORE section and at least 18
correct answers on the technical section.
Type II Section:  This Section includes 25 technical
questions for Type II certification. For Type II
certification test you must answer all the CORE
questions and all Type II questions only. To pass
this type of certification you must pass Type II
technician. And you must get at least 18 correct
answers on the CORE section and at least 18
correct answers on the technical section.
Type III Section: This Section includes 25 technical
questions for Type III certification. To test for Type
III certification you must answer all the CORE
questions and all Type III questions only. To pass
this type of certification you must pass Type III
technician. And you must get at least 18 correct
answers on the CORE section and at least 18
correct answers on the technical section.
Universal Certification – you need to pass Core,
Type I, Type II and Type III Certifications

Note: For Universal Certification, you must answer
all 100 questions on the test. And you must get at
least 18 correct answers on each section (Core,
Type I, Type II and Type III)

If you pass the CORE section and Type II for
example, but get less than 18 correct answers on
Type III, you will be certified for Type II only.
Once certified for any technician type you will not
be required to re-take the CORE questions. You
will, however, need to show your next proctor your
wallet card showing the technician types for which
you are already certified.

The certificates will be issued to those applicants
with passing grades; those students should receive
their certificates within two weeks. If you do not
pass the test you will need to retake the sections that
you did not pass at an additional charge at a later
date.


Note:  There will be no refund given, however, you
may reschedule for a later date. No more than two
rescheduled dates are allowed. If the seminar
and/or test is not taken after two rescheduled dates
(or 90 days, whichever comes first), the full amount
is due and payable for seminar and/or test.

Each additional test will cost $50.00 regardless of
whether you take one section or all sections.
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