Continuing Education

Hydronic Designer Certification Courses

Build a fulfilling career as a hydronic designer or installer with certification from NAIT's Hydronics program!

Hydronics professionals are an important part of building systems. They work on systems of heating or cooling that use a fluid (usually water or vapour) to transfer heat or cold within a closed system of pipes. NAIT's Hydronics program will provide you with foundational knowledge of these systems, exploring topics involving solar, fuel cell and geothermal heating sources.

Courses

Quick Facts

Credential: Certificate Achievement

An approved non-credit program that has a formal summative assessment component, has mappped program or course outcomes, and is subject to a regular quality curriculum review process.

Campus: Main

Any in-person components of your courses will be delivered at NAIT's Main Campus in Edmonton. View map

Delivery Modes:

  • Online - All your class activity will be delivered online.

Delivery Times:

  • Varies by Class - Delivery times varies by class. See Courses and Advanced Credit to view course scheduling details.

Delivery Options

Each course is delivered in a self-paced, online format.

Certification

In this program you can select from 2 program streams:

  • Hydronic Designer
  • Hydronic Installer

A successful student can be certified as a Hydronic Designer, Hydronic Installer or both. Once you have completed all coursework and achieved grades of 70% or better on all exams, NAIT will submit your credentials to the Canadian Hydronics Council (CHC) for certification.

Note that different jurisdictions have different requirements regarding who is eligible to perform installations. In Alberta, you must be an apprentice plumber, steamfitter or pipefitter to install hydronic systems. 

Career Opportunities

Hydronics is an exciting and growing industry throughout North America. Employers across a wide range of industries seek out qualified people to work as hydronics designers and installers.

Hydronic designers design heating and cooling systems and typically work for large mechanical contractors or wholesalers. Hydronic installers do installation work according to design and are often employed by mechanical contractors. 

Plumbers and pipefitters often work towards their hydronic installer certification to enhance their skills and career options. 

Instructors

Dave Hughes, BEd.

Dave Hughes, BEd.

Dave Hughes is a Technical Advisor at CIPH. He has over 40 years of experience in the plumbing and heating industry.

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Funding Options

Courses, certificates and transfer credits

Technology Requirements

Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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