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Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Programs
All persons repairing or servicing motor vehicle air-conditioning (MVAC) systems for consideration must be properly trained and certified by a program authorized by EPA.
Section 609 Technician Training and Certification (TT&C) programs must
provide adequate training on the service and repair of MVACs and
MVAC–like appliances, refrigerant containment, refrigerant handling
equipment, refrigerant purity, environmental consequences of refrigerant
release, and adverse effects on stratospheric ozone layer depletion as well
as anticipated future technology developments in the MVAC sector.
Recently EPA required all Section 609 TT&C organizations to update program material to reflect the latest developments in MVAC technology and service. The following is a list of currently authorized Section 609 TT&C programs that meet EPA’s standard. Please contact programs directly for information on specific training and test locations and options.
Section 609 covers technician certification in the motor vehicle sector only. Note, that while certification is required in order to service motor vehicle air-conditioners, certification is not required to purchase R-134a.
All links below are to
sites outside the EPA domain.
- AM General Corporation
- 13200 McKinley Highway
Mishawaka, IN 46545
(574) 258-3421
- ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence)
- 101 Blue Seal Drive SE
Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175
(703) 669-6600, 1-866-427-3273
- E F Technical Institute, Inc.
- 8200 Springwood Drive
Suite 255
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 831-8845
- ESCO Institute
- 1350 West Northwest Highway
Suite 205
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(800) 726-9696
- Ferris State University (FSU)
- 1020 Maple St.
Suite 117 - Big Rapids, MI 49307-1676
(866) 880-7674
- The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association
- 10100 Brecksville Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141
(440) 746-1500 or (888) 740-2886
- International Mobile Air Conditioning Association
- Status: Closed, effective 11/05.
The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide maintains IMACA's technician certification records.
- Mainstream Engineering Corporation
- 200 Yellow Place
Rockledge, FL 32955
(321) 631-3550, (800) 866-3550
- Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide
- P.O. Box 88
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 631-7020
fax: (215) 631-7017
- New York State Association of Service Stations and Repair Shops, Inc.
- Automotive Technician Training Program
6 Walker Way
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 452-1979
fax: (518) 452-1955
email: state@nysassrs.com
- The Refrigeration School, Inc.
- 4210 East Washington, Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034-1894
(602) 275-7133
- Texas Engineering Extension Service
- San Antonio Training Division
The Texas A&M University System
9350 South Presa
San Antonio, TX 78223-4799
(210) 633-1000
- Universal Technical Institute
- 20410 N. 19th Avenue, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85027
(800) 859-7249
- Wyoming Technical Institute
- 3322 E. Grand Avenue, Suite B
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 755-2474
Note to refrigerant retailers:
Geneva Steel, Marine Safety Consultants/Tidewater School of Navigation, Mechanic's Education Association, Minnesota Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penske Auto Centers (formerly K-Mart), Rancho Santiago College, Refrigerant Certification Services, Ryder Trucks, Snap-On, Vatterott College, and Waco Chemicals, Inc. formerly offered Section 609 TT&C programs. Retailers should continue to accept Section 609 TT&C cards from these organizations.
Programs Intended Specifically for Their Own Employees
- Jiffy Lube International
- P.O. Box 2967
Houston, TX 77252-2967
(713) 546-3957
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- One Gateway Plaza
Mail Stop: 30-2-3
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952
- U.S. Army Mechanical Maintenance School
- Attn: ATSD-TSED-U
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen, MD 21005-5201
(410) 278-2302 or 306-1511
- Whayne Supply Company
- P.O. Box 35900
Louisville, KY 40323-5900
(502) 774-4441