Rolling Meadows, Ill. – RSES will proctor one session of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) technician certification testing on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 during the 2018 AHR Expo being held at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Testing will be held in from 1 to 5 p.m. in room S501. Separate registration is required. Those interested in testing should click here for a copy of the registration form, fill it out and email it to Emlyn Bertsche, Member Relations/Testing Manager, at ebertsche@rses.org. You can also fax it back to 847-297-5038. The deadline for registration is Jan. 12, 2018.

Technicians who have earned NATE certification are preferred among consumers, require fewer callbacks, and generate more income for their employers, thus earning higher wages on average and demonstrating greater value to employers than non-certified technicians.

RSES is a leading education, training and certification association for HVACR professionals. RSES credentials include its Active Specialized Member, Certificate Member and Certificate Member Specialist categories, as well as one of the largest EPA Section 608 certification programs in the industry. Founded in 1933, RSES is a non-profit organization with chapters in the United States and Canada, as well as affiliate organizations worldwide. For more information about RSES, visit www.rses.org.

NATE is the nation’s largest industry-endorsed, non-profit certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) technicians. Candidates can earn installation and/or service certification in 11 specialty areas: air conditioning, air distribution, heat pumps, gas heating, oil heating, hydronics gas, hydronics oil, commercial refrigeration, light commercial refrigeration, ground source heat pump and senior efficiency analyst. For more information about NATE, visit www.natex.org.