Qualifications for the HVAC Apprentice License

  • To qualify for registration as an HVAC Apprentice, an applicant must:
    • Be at least 18 years of age or provide proof of registration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training certified HVAC program.
    • Submit a completed notarized application (included).
    • Pay the $10 (non-refundable) license registration fee.

HVAC Apprenticeship Schools

  • College of Southern Idaho *(1 or 2-year program available) (800) 680-0274
  • College of Western Idaho (208) 562-3000
  • Eastern Idaho Technical College (800) 662-0261
  • HVACR Education (888) 655-4822
  • Option 2
    • Idaho State University (208) 282-3372
    • Lewis Clark State College *(1 or 2-year program available) (208) 792-2442
    • NE Washington/N Idaho Sheet Metal JATC* (509) 928-5009
    • North Idaho College *(1 or 2-year program available) 4-year program
      9-month program
      (208) 769-3214
      (208) 769-3441
    • Northwest HVAC/R *(1 or 2-year program available) (509) 747-8810
    • Pocatello & SE Idaho Sheet Metal JATC* (208) 233-5214
    • Southwest Central Idaho Sheet Metal JATC* (208) 562-0237
    • Southwest Idaho JATC* (208) 288-1296
    • Ultimate Heating and Air (208) 321-8663

HVAC Apprentice Work Registration

The following information is how to apply for the HVAC Apprentice Work Registration

  • 01. Registration. To become an apprentice, a person shall comply with Section 54-5012, Idaho Code, and be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age or sixteen (16) years of age if registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor. To renew a registration, an apprentice shall show proof of enrollment in a Board-approved training course or completion of eight (8) hours of Board-approved continuing education for each year of the prior registration period.
  • 02. Supervision. Each apprentice must work under the supervision of a certified HVAC journeyman.
    • To register for the HVAC apprenticeship school program:
      See page four (4) of this application for a list of approved schools.