HVAC Journeyman License Application

The following information is how to apply for the HVAC Journeyman License

  • 01. Experience. Demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the board, a minimum of four (4) years’ experience working in the trade, in compliance with the requirements of the state in which the applicant received his supervision, or as a registered HVAC apprentice making HVAC installations on the job under the supervision of a qualified HVAC journeyman. Notwithstanding the requirement that an HVAC apprentice demonstrate four (4) years of on-the-job work experience under the supervision of a qualified HVAC journeyman, any HVAC apprentice who successfully completes a Board-approved, full-time, one (1)-academic-year HVAC training course may receive credit for up to one (1) year of on-the-job work experience.
  • 02. Education. Successfully complete any required apprenticeship training courses.
  • 03.Examination. Applicants for certification as HVAC journeymen must successfully complete the examination designated by the board.
    • a. Each HVAC apprentice who desires to take the HVAC journeyman examination shall complete a Board-approved training course as described in Subsection 025.02 of these rules prior to the date of the examination and provide a certificate of completion with the apprentice’s application for examination. There is no minimum work experience requirement to be eligible to take the HVAC journeyman examination.
    • b. The Division shall not issue a certificate of competency to an HVAC apprentice until the apprentice furnishes to the Division proof of satisfaction of the requirements contained in Subsection 023.01 of these rules and successful completion of the journeyman examination.
  • 04. Out of State Journeyman Applications.
    • a. Exhibition of a license issued by another recognized jurisdiction may be accepted as proof of meeting the experience and schooling requirements listed in Subsections 023.01 and 023.02 of these rules. An application for a journeyman certificate of competency from an individual previously licensed as a journeyman in another jurisdiction recognized by the Idaho HVAC Board shall include satisfactory proof of licensure in such jurisdiction. The applicant shall pay all applicable application and examination fees to the Division, and successfully complete the journeyman examination administered by the Division.

More information can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions