Registered Apprenticeships
HVAC/R and Plumbing
What is a Registered Apprenticeship?
A registered apprenticeship is a training program developed by employers and approved by the Department of Labor to prepare and training their workforce. Individuals who are participating in a registered apprenticeship are paid employees of their employer sponsor and participate in progressive on-the-job training (during their normal work day), classroom instruction (completed after hours), gain nationally recognized credentials and receive progressive wage increases as they move through the Registered Apprenticeships.
What to expect as an apprentice:
- To complete necessary paperwork with the Department of Labor setting you up as a registered apprentice (done through your employer).
- Not all apprenticeships are Registered Apprenticeships. Programs not registered with the Department of Labor may not include any of the above and not be portable if you change employers.
- Your training record is 100% portable and yours to keep.
- To work full time with your sponsor employer.
- Many registered apprenticeship programs in Wyoming are no cost to the apprentice.
- Apprentices earn progressive wages each year they complete the Registered Apprenticeship.
- Apprentices have structured On-the-Job learning/mentorship to provide training for a successful career.
What Will I Learn?
Plumbing:
Year 1: Safety, tools of the trade, drawings, construction math, introduction to pipe fittings and fixtures.
Year 2: Plumbing Math, Commercial Drawings, Valves, Drains, Piping, Structural Penetrations, Water Heaters
Year 3: Service, system sizing, venting, storm systems, pumps, sizing, waste piping
Year 4: Leadership, Recirculation systems, waste, hydronic and solar heating, code prep, private water supply and waste disposal, Intro to medical gas systems
HVAC:
Year 1: Introduction to cooling, Leak detection, evacuation, recovery and Charging and Introduction
to Fabrication and ductwork layout.
Certification: Sit for EPA 608 certification
Year 2: Field Measurements and Introduction to basic electrical
Year 3: NATE Core and Nate Advanced Classes
Year 4: System Design, Leadership fundamentals and Journeymen Code Prep
Sponsor Employers:
Plumbing:
HVAC/R:
- Climate Control: To apply stop into Climate Control at 1411 E. Allison Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82007 | Phone: 307.632.2811
- Wyoming Mechanical Maintenance: To apply stop at Wyoming Mechanical Maintenance at 1808 Pacific Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82007, Phone: 307.635.9088.
Career Information
Visit for additional information about Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters.
Visit for additional information about HVAC/R Installers.
Progam Cost
Individuals employed by one of the above listed sponsor employers and are registered as apprentices with the Department of Labor train at no cost. Financial support may be available through WIOA, a federally funded, state mandated program administered by the Department of Workforce Services or other scholarships and grants. Please contact us for more information on potential funding a training cost.
Meet Our Instructors:
Plumbing:
Dave Smith
Levi Wann
Kyle Jobes
John Zuver
HVAC/R:
Andy Arias
Cameron Crockett
Brandon Geisler
Stephen Shaw