ON-LINE TRAINING - Evening

WHAT THIS COURSE IS & WHAT IT IS NOT Read this before you register!

COURSE FEES

TECA Members

$650.00

Regulators / Inspectors

$200.00

Non-Members

$770.00

DATES

Jan 21, Jan 22, Jan 28, Jan 29

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

INSTRUCTOR

Andrew Byker

11 Seats Available


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Class Information


Jan 21, 22, 28, 2026- 4:00pm - 9:00pm

Jan 29, 2026  - 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Total 18 hours

Review & exam on Jan 29th

Times in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

You will be required to show Picture ID

Successful registrants will receive a Forced Air Certificate.

NOTE: Take special note of Registration Deadline. Manuals need to be shipped to each participant from TECA's printing house prior to class start date. It is important when you register to supply the CORRECT mailing address for each registrant. Manual and courier charges included in registration fees.


ON-LINE TRAINING - Morning

WHAT THIS COURSE IS & WHAT IT IS NOT Read this before you register!

COURSE FEES

TECA Members

$650.00

Regulators / Inspectors

$200.00

Non-Members

$770.00

DATES

Jan 21, Jan 22, Jan 28, Jan 29

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

INSTRUCTOR

Andrew Byker

8 Seats Available


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Registration Closes in:

Class Information


Jan 21, 22, 28, 2026- 8:30am - 1:30pm

Jan 29, 2026  - 8:30am - 11:30am

Total 18 hours

Review & exam on Jan 29th

Times in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

You will be required to show Picture ID

Successful registrants will receive a Forced Air Certificate.

NOTE: Take special note of Registration Deadline. Manuals need to be shipped to each participant from TECA's printing house prior to class start date. It is important when you register to supply the CORRECT mailing address for each registrant. Manual and courier charges included in registration fees.


ON-LINE TRAINING

WHAT THIS COURSE IS & WHAT IT IS NOT Read this before you register!

COURSE FEES

TECA Members

$650.00

Regulators / Inspectors

$200.00

Non-Members

$770.00

DATES

Feb 10, Feb 11, Feb 17, Feb 18

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

INSTRUCTOR

Andrew Byker

13 Seats Available


REGISTER NOW

Registration Closes in:

Class Information


Feb 10, 11 & 17, 2026- 8:30am - 1:30pm

Feb 18, 2026  - 8:30am - 11:30am

Total 18 hours

Review & exam on Feb 18th

Times in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

You will be required to show Picture ID

Successful registrants will receive a Forced Air Certificate.

NOTE: Take special note of Registration Deadline. Manuals need to be shipped to each participant from TECA's printing house prior to class start date. It is important when you register to supply the CORRECT mailing address for each registrant. Manual and courier charges included in registration fees.

About this Course


Course Details

This is not a self-paced course, it is online synchronous delivery. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content.

TECA's Updated Quality First Forced Air Guidelines course includes basic Heat Loss Heat Gain theory, appliance selection, duct layout and sizing. Appliance selection is done using a printout of "Results Pages" from an example calculated by Teca's new heat loss, heat gain software. The course covers requirements for furnaces, A/C coils, and heat pumps including a new appliance selection sheet for Variable capacity Heat Pumps without auxiliary heat. Duct layout & sizing to selected equipment capacity for standard and low-pressure systems. The updated manual includes instructions for checking External Static Pressure, checking pressure drop across fittings and preferred furnace room duct configurations. A "Best Practice" installation chapter has been added and graphics have been updated including common culprit fittings found in systems. Successful participants of the 16-hour course receive a registered number on a certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: All those certified in Forced Air with an "HP" at the end of their certification number are still current and are NOT required to take the revised Forced Air class. Example of certification number 2019-0101-HP. It is important, however, to renew your Forced Air number with TECA every 3 years.

PHOTO ID is required for all examinable courses.

Identification must be current and one of the following:

  • Valid Canadian Driver's License
  • Canadian Passport
  • Permanent Resident Card
  • Citizenship Card
  • Secure Certificate of Indian Status

The BC Housing, Licensing and Consumer Services recognizes and approves TECA's Quality First Forced Air course for Professional Development Points.

28 CPD points BC Housing

Are you ready to take this course?

Good news! There are no prerequisites for this course so you can register right away.


Review

Here's what a past attendee said about this course:

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January 21, 2025


The instructor was very knowledgeable and covered lots of information without overwhelming me too much.

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Course Materials


Included in Course Fee

Forced Air Guidelines course manual

$105.00 value

Gain a thorough understanding of the process of sizing and installing a forced air system including heat loss/heat gain calculations, equipment selection and duct sizing. Now with heat gain, heat pump selection and low pressure duct tables. All calculations, charts & tables are in Imperial units.


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Not Included, but Recommended

Duct Sizing Forced Air Guidelines software

$140.00

TECA's Quality First duct sizing software was developed as a companion to our training courses and is designed to produce the same Quality First documentation found in our manuals, increase legibility and accuracy, and greatly reduce the time required to perform calculations.


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