Florida HVAC Continuing Education
Our Florida contractor continuing education courses are approved by the state to satisfy all of your continuing education requirements (Provider ID #0005624; CILB CE Provider License #PVD1291).
Take the continuing education to renew your FL HVAC license today. All of our courses can be completed At Your Pace Online to help you meet the state's requirements to maintain your license. Once you finish your course, we provide an official certificate of completion for your records. Learn more about our state reporting service here.
Florida 14 Hour Package for HVAC Contractors
14h course
Save with this 14-hour package that fulfills all required hours for Florida HVAC Contractors. Included are the following approved courses:
- Electrical Safety (WPS)
- Business Practices (BSP)
- Workers Compensation (WC)
- 2023 Residential Advanced Florida Building Code (ADV)
- Regulations Governing Contractors (LR)
- 2021 IMC Update Part 1 (GEN)
- 2021 IMC Update Part 2 (GEN)
- Residential HVAC System Replacements (GEN)
FL 2021 IMC Update Part 2
4h course
This FL-approved course covers updates found in Sections 6-15 of the 2021 International Mechanical Code. Specific topics include duct systems, combustion air systems, chimneys and vents, fireplaces and solid fuel-burning equipment, boilers and water heaters, refrigeration systems, hydronic and fuel oil piping, and solar thermal systems.
Credit Type: General
FL 2021 IMC Update Part 1
4h course
This course for Florida HVAC contractors reviews and highlights essential Code requirements of the first five chapters of the International Mechanical Code (IMC). Included in the review are specific examples of the life safety systems relating to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and exhaust systems. Changes from the previous version of the IMC are identified. This course has no prerequisites.
Credit Type: General
FL Construction Safety
3h course
This course is approved for Florida contractors to cover workplace safety. This course covers construction safety, and details topics such as an overview of OSHA, job-site safety, and general/construction-specific safety practices.
Credit Type: Workplace Safety
FL Building the Exterior Shell
3h course
This course counts towards general hour requirements for Florida contractors. The course covers building the exterior shell, and includes topics such as the reasons for building the exterior shell, the process of building the exterior shell, roofing, foundations, and foundation walls.
Credit Type: General
FL Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2021)
1h course
This safety course is aimed at Florida HVAC technicians exposed to electrical hazards in order to gain knowledge needed to apply safety requirements from the NFPA 70E. We start by detailing the arrangement, scope, and purpose of the document, as well as define common terms. This course has no prerequisites.
Credit Type: Safety
FL The Basics of Masonry
2h course
This course counts towards general requirements for Florida contractors. Topics include the basics of masonry, including how to lay brick and block, basic operations, brick walls, concrete block, and concrete masonry walls.
Credit Type: General
FL Regulations Governing Wind Mitigation
1h course
This course is approved for Florida contractors and covers the regulations governing wind mitigation, and explains wind mitigation in general, and gives the laws and building codes governing wind mitigation.
Credit Type: Wind Mitigation Methodologies
FL Residential HVAC System Replacements
1h course
This trade-specific course for Florida will review and highlight essential HVAC installation challenges with replacement systems. Included in the review will be specific examples of challenges related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and exhaust systems, and best practices to overcome those challenges. This course will primarily concentrate on residential systems.
Credit Type: General
FL Business Practices
1h course
This course is approved for Florida contractors and covers the advanced business practice of liens, and details what a lien is, legal requirements, and filing standards.
Credit Type: Busines Practices
FL Regulations Governing Contractors
1h course
This course is approved for Florida contractors to cover laws and regulations. It covers the regulations governing contractors, and includes topics such as the regulation of construction contracting, unlicensed work, registering businesses, and the Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund.
Credit Type: Laws and Rules
FL Workers Compensation
1h course
This course is approved for Florida contractors to cover workers' compensation. The course covers workers’ compensation, and includes a brief history of workers’ compensation, as well as basic requirements, self insurance, exemptions, and enforcements.
Credit Type: Worker's Compensation
FL Drywall Fundamentals
1h course
This course counts towards general requirements for Florida contractors. The course covers the fundamentals of drywall, and explains what drywall is, how to install it, how to repair it, and the safety concerning drywall installation.
Credit Type: General
2023 Residential Advanced Florida Building Code - Internet
1h course
This one-hour course is approved by the FBC and will count as one hour of advanced module credit for HVAC contractors. It covers a selection of changes to the 2023 edition of the Florida Building Code-Residential (FBC-R) from the 2020 edition, including codes affecting Wind Design, Stairways, Sun Control Structures, Flood-Resistant Construction, Exterior Coverings, Soffits, Roof Assemblies, and Residential Permanently Installed Standby Generators.
Credit Type: Advanced
CE Requirements to Renew a FL HVAC License
- The Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board requires contractors to obtain 14 total hours of continuing education every two years.
- 1 hour on each of the following topics must be completed in order to renew:
- Workplace Safety (WPS)
- Workers' Compensation (WC)
- Business Practices (BSP)
- Advanced Building Code (ADV)
- Laws and Rules (L&R)
- The remaining 9 hours are considered 'General (HI)' and can cover any of the listed topics above.
- If your license was issued more than 1 year, but less than 2 years, prior to August 31st of the renewal year, you owe 7 hours of general credits of continuing education.
- If your license was issued less than 12 months prior to August 31st of the renewal year, you do not owe any continuing education.
State of Florida HVAC License Renewal Deadlines
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Registered Mechanical Contractors must renew by August 31 of odd-numbered years.
- Certified Mechanical Contractors must renew by August 31 of even-numbered years.
