Sometimes I wish that I hadn’t gone back to school.
I knew that my old career wasn’t suiting me anymore so I thought it would be best to change lanes a while ago.
However, it has been a difficult point in time for me to complete this latest certification. I thought that it would be smart & easy to obtain a technical degree from my local trade school. When I heard that they had an 18-month certification for heating and cooling technician, I really thought that this was my best. I’ve always enjoyed all aspects of indoor air quality control. I’ve also been told that I have a very mechanical mind. I thought it would be simple to learn how air conditioning systems and forced air furnaces work. After that, I would be set with a steady paycheck and valuable expert. In reality things haven’t been quite so easy. Although I was able to attend heating and cooling courses for several months, once the pandemic began it was a lot more difficult to finish up my heating and cooling certification. Because we couldn’t meet in real life it was difficult to get enough experience practicing with troubleshooting, installation, and air conditioning repair. The only option was using my own central heating and cooling system to get the experience that I needed. Unfortunately, my furnace and air conditioning system went through a lot. When you’re purposely breaking your own air handling devices to repair them as an amateur, you can imagine the wear and tear on your own heating and cooling system. I might complete my heating and cooling certification, but I’ll need to invest in all new HVAC equipment.