Refrigerator repair is best left to a professional.
Although many who repair home appliances entered the field incidentally, learning skills by tinkering, a repairman's knowledge and career earnings can be enhanced if he obtains certification from a career school. Appliance repair is a field likely here to stay given that people depend on refrigerators, stoves, microwaves and dishwashers, and one certainty in life is that mechanical things break.
Penn Foster Career School
Penn Foster is an accredited school offering certificates and diplomas across 80 fields of study. The appliance repair technician program can be completed in as little as four months. What appeals to many students interested in appliance repair is that the training can be completed entirely at home. This hands-on repair program teaches you to use electrical appliance tools and testers and repair motor-driven small appliances and larger devices such as electric ranges and water heaters. The Penn Foster appliance repair certificate could qualify a graduate to work in in an established repair shop or open his own business.
Penn Foster Career School
925 Oak Street
Scranton, PA 18515
800-275-4410
PennFoster.edu
Milwaukee Area Technical College
It takes two semesters to complete the appliance technician program at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). The curriculum of coursework at MATC lays the foundation for a solid understanding of basic electronics, the typical hardware encountered in appliances (thermostats, switches, etc), and diagnose and correct appliance problems. Added to this is extensive time devoted to hands-on application of classroom theory spent actually digging into and fixing appliances. The MATC program goes beyond the nuts and bolts of appliance repair by teaching students the importance of written and oral communication and use good "people" skills when plying their trade.
Milwaukee Area Technical College
700 West State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-297-6282
MATC.edu
ATI Career Training Center
This career training center in South Florida is for students pursuing a more intensive course of study than that leading to a certificate or diploma. The ATI Heating/Air/Refrigeration/Appliance track leads to an Occupational Associate's Degree (designated OAD in Florida). The curriculum emphasizes electrical troubleshooting, major appliance service and repair, and even an EPA Certification Preparation. A graduate should be prepared for an entry-level job with a commercial or residential installer, employment in an appliance repair shop or independent contracting.
ATI Career Training Center
7265 NW 25th Street
Miami, FL 33122
888-209-8264
ATICareerTraining.edu
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