NEFI Heating & AC Training

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NEW: Download the 2010 class schedule and mail in application form for Basic Heating, Propane, AC and Electrical here. Updated 5/06/10

NEFI In-House Training
Tired of sending your team away for training? Now you don't have to – we'll come to you.

You can choose a NEFI In-House training program that meets your team's needs – or we'll help you design a custom program. You say when and where, and we'll bring you a cutting-edge In-House training program.

Contact us today to learn how our expert staff can help you save time and money while training your team in the comfort of your own facility. Choose from a variety of seminars that NEFI offers.

Contact Andrea Medina at 617-923-5019 or andrea@nefi.com

Take a tour of our Watertown MA Oilheat Training Lab. Click the image to see our video on YouTube:

We would like to thank the following companies for donating equipment or literature to NEFI for use in education in 2009:
RW Beckett Corporation, Taco, Carlin, Portland Group, Suntec Pumps, Crown Boiler, S.G. Torrice, South Shore Oil Supply Inc., Westwood Products, Sweeney–Rodgers Corporation, Honeywell, Bacharach, Roth, Watts, Riello Burners and URELL.

Current Special Seminars:

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URELL OVENTROP Class & UPONOR
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Oventrop Class: Introduction to Solar Thermal Water Heating
Uponor: Introduction to Radiant Heating
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

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Bradford Whites Gas Water Heater ICON System
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR
NEW DATE: Thursday, September 16, 2010
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
In this 2­hour seminar you will learn how to install and set-up the ICON system and accessory package.

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New EPA Lead Paint Regulations Training Course
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR
NEW DATE: Thursday, September 30, 2010
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Topics covered by the EPA/MA Lead Renovation, Repair, andPainting (RRP) Initial Training Course include the following:

• A background discussion about the health hazards associated with lead based paint and the reasons the law was enacted;
• A summary of the Massachusetts, RRP, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations;
• Steps that are required to be taken prior to starting any work that may disturb lead based paint, including pre-renovation education requirements and paint testing methodologies;
• How to properly contain the work area;
• What to do during the work, including work practices that are prohibited by the rule;
• Cleaning up the work area, post renovation cleaning verification and clearance procedures, and waste disposal;
  Training Requirements; and
• Recordkeeping.

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HazMat Training for Oilheat Marketers
Evening Course:
NEW DATE: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
6:00 – 9:00 PM
WATERTOWN, MA

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Refrigerant Training: R-410A Training & Certification
Course is being offered at NEFI's Technical Training Center, Watertown, Mass., on the following dates.
Evening Course
Next Date TBD
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

NEW DATE: Day Course
November 11, 2010
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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EPA Section 608 Training & Certification
(refrigerant containment regs) 2-session evening course
Evening Course
Next Date TBD
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

NEW DATE: Day Course
November 18, 2010 (register by November 9, 2010)
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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ON-LINE VIDEO TRAINING
ONE LOW FEE FOR 21 ESSENTIAL SKILL SETS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
Enroll your individuals online and gain access to 21 professional video instructions and guidance for customer service! It costs only $110 for all 21 videos for users at NEFI member companies ($135 for non-members). This is an excellent way to give your staff 24/7/365 access to proven training on customer service and response to customer issues.

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Upcoming Seminars:

Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010)
NEW One Hour Webinar
Registrants will be provided with dial-in and login details upon receipt of student registration.

Carlin 'U' Residential Oil Class
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Field Controls: Power Venting & Combustion Air Class
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Learn how to properly install and service power venters.

Clear Space Business Organizing for Productivity Webinars
2 – One Hour Organizing Webinars for anyone in business
Organize: Increase Your Productivity and Your Value in the Workplace
Webinar 1: "Responsibilities":
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Next Date TBD
Webinar 2: "Time and Space":
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Next Date TBD

Price: $50.00 per webinar for NEFI members/$100.00 per webinar non-members

Hydronics Systems (Design, Piping & Wiring)
Next Date TBD
1 Day 8 hours; 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
$195.00 per student/NEFI Members
$295.00 per student/Non-Members
(Total amount includes a 5% non-refundable application fee)
New England Fuel Institute, 20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Winning Strategies for Everyday Tragedies
ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
9:30 am – 3:00 pm
How do we cope with: Run Outs, Call Backs, Misdeliveries, Overfills and Spills, Damage to Customer Property, Theft of Customer’s Property, Price Spikes, Floods, Ice and Snow Storms, Computer System Crashes, Freeze Ups, downs, Fender Benders, Puff Backs, and Angry Customers?

Residential Steam School
ONE-DAY SEMINAR
7:00 am – 3:30 pm
WATERTOWN, MA

Insurance Rights Review
NEW ONE-HOUR WEBINAR:
This webinar will proved an overview of your rights as an insured and how to respond when your insurance coverage for a liability lawsuit is disputed or denied by your Insurance Company's Reservation of Rights letter ("ROR") or Denial of Coverage letter ("DOC")

Springfield, Mass. - MA Oilburner Code
527 CMR 4.00 Training
Next Date TBD
4 hr. seminar
Springfield, Mass.

Hedging College
2 DAY SEMINAR
Next Date TBD
9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Lunch Provided
Hedging College is a hands-on course designed to take the mystery out of hedging. We will also be discussing the current banking and credit crises. If you’re an oil dealer, or end user, looking to improve the the bottom line, this is the instruction you’ve been looking for. We cover the critical concepts involved in hedging.

Hedge Solutions Conference Room
500 N. Commercial St.
Manchester, NH 03101

$849 for Hedge Solutions clients
$999 for non-clients
$100 off for each additional student from your company

North American Oil Burner Workshop
NEW TWO-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
7:00 am – 3:30 pm
This unique seminar will take you through how to produce the perfect fire and what it takes to keep it going reliably and profitably.

How To Increase Your Profitable Equipment Sales
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
The seminar is designed for company owners, top management, heating contractors, sales professionals, sales managers, service managers, service technicians and anyone else engaged in selling and marketing heating equipment.

Bioheat Technical Session
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR
Instructor: David Bessette
$120.00 per student (Upon completion of this course MOC & NORA will refund 50% of tuition)

This seminar will address technical information regarding the upcoming Bioheat^® mandates in Massachusetts. With a statewide mandate scheduled to commence in July of 2010.

Oilheat technicians will have the opportunity to learn how this mandate will affect the operation and servicing of an oil burner and what to expect during the performance of their job. Technicians will learn that the use of Biodiesel will have effect on the way burners are serviced now.

Technical Training for Non-Technical People
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
This seminar is intended for anyone in the industry except the most experienced technicians. It provides an overview of the origins, manufacture and politics of heating oil and the equipment required to turn it into efficient heating comfort.

Troubleshooting The NO HEAT Call
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Totally revised this year, this all new seminar teaches
apprentices to senior servicemen the correct  methods to performing diagnostic troubleshooting
of the NO HEAT call.

RIELLO Troubleshooters Workshop
ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
7:00 am – 3:30 pm
This unique seminar will take you through how to troubleshoot Riello’s residential oilburner line and keep them running reliably and profitably.

USI FLEET SAFETY SEMINAR
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
Next Date TBD
To be held at USI’s Woburn Office:
12 Gill Street, Suite 5500, Woburn, MA 01801
Registration and refreshments begins from 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. and the seminar follows from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Topics Include:

• Accommodating the Mature Driver
• In-Cab Behaviors
• Understanding Driver Fatigue

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the effects of aging on the driver
• Evaluate actions in the cab that affect cognitive abilities
• Recognize how stimuli inside and outside the vehicle can affect the action of the driver
• Discover ways to reduce driver fatigue

Reservations are required. Please email USIMA.RSVP@usi.biz with the name of your company and the name(s) and email addresses of all attendees.

Gas Heat Training for Oilheat Technicians
EVENING COURSE:
IN PROGRESS THROUGH NOVEMBER 12, 2009
Next Starting Date TBD
Tuesday & Thursday (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm)

Power Venting & Combustion Air
NEW CLASS:
NEW DATE TBD.
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
$50.00 per Student
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Roth DWT Certification Class
The 4 hour Roth DWT Certification Program includes the
necessary instructions for installation of all Roth DWT products.
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
NEW DATE TBD.
One Day / 4 Hours; 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Advanced Oilheat Efficiency Options
Keep your customers on oilheat by saving them money while profiting from equipment sales.
NEW ONE-DAY SEMINAR:
NEXT DATE TBD
One Day / 8 Hours; 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
New England Fuel Institute, Education Foundation
20 Summer Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Propane CETP Seminars
Please check back for future propane training.

Propane CETP Training in New Hampshire
Books 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7
F.W. Webb Company, 7 Redmond Street, Nashua, NH 03062
8:00 am - 4:30 pm each day
Phone NEFI school at 617-924-1000 for additional info.

Book 1: Basic Principles and Practices in Propane: Next Class TBD
Book 2: Propane Delivery: Next Class TBD
Book 4: Vapor Distribution Systems Operations
Book 4.1: Layout, Design and Selection of a Vapor Distribution System: Next Class TBD
Book 4.2 Preparing and Installing Vapor Distribution
System Components: Sept. 30, Next Class TBD
Book 6: Appliance Installation: Next Class TBD
Book 7: Basic Electricity for Propane Appliances (Appliance Service): Next Class TBD

Online application is not currently available for these NH CETP courses. Fax/Mail in registration only.

Propane CETP Training in Mass.
Series of Propane Classes in Mass. has concluded. Please check back.