The Mendes Training Center
at General Refrigeration Company
Please see below to register for all currently scheduled classes.
As a RETA Network Test Center, you can take your CARO, CIRO, CRST, CRES and RAI tests at our facility!
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Currently Scheduled Classes
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Registration fees include class materials listed, lunch, and a morning and afternoon snack break.
**A non-refundable $250/participant deposit is included in the course price.**
Industrial Refrigeration 3 - April 28 - May 2, 2025 +
DESCRIPTION
This course is an intensive five day training course that continues in the theory and operation of the ammonia refrigeration cycle and associated equipment. It concentrates on the troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of associated equipment.
SCOPE
This course covers:
- Safety
- Compressors
- Oil Analysis
- Condensers and Cooling Towers
- Vessels, Piping, Valves, and Controls
- Insulation
- Evaporators and Heat Exchangers
- Pumps and Transfer Systems
- Purgers
- Electrical Service, Motors, Motor Starters & Variable Frequency Drives
- Controls Maintenance
- Shaft & Bearing Maintenance
- Leak Monitoring and Detection
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for refrigeration plant personnel and refrigeration service technicians who have completed Industrial Refrigeration 1 and 2.
This course will alow your personnel to earn up to 36 PDH towards your RETA credentials.
COST - $1,585
Includes Industrial Refrigeration 3 coursebook.
Course taught by a RETA Authorized Instructor and SCS Engineers
Industrial Refrigeration 1 - September 8-12, 2025 +
DESCRIPTION
This course is a foundation course that will help individuals become knowledgeable and proficient in refrigeration systems.
SCOPE
This course covers:
- Safety
- Refrigeration Fundamentals
- Refrigeration Cycle
- Properties of Refrigerants &Safety
- Saturated Refrigerant Tables
- Operation &Maintenance
- Lubrication
- Evaporators & CoolingUnits
- Condensers & High PressureReceivers
- Purging
- Electrical and Fire Safety, Additional Worksheets on CARO Fundamentals
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for refrigeration plant personnel. This course will aide in preparing personnel to test for the RETA CARO Certification.
COST - $1,585
Includes Industrial Refrigeration I coursebook.
This course does not include registration for the CARO Exam.
Course taught by SCS Engineers
Industrial Refrigeration 2 - September 22-26, 2025 +
DESCRIPTION
This course builds on concepts in Industrial Refrigeration I, including liquid feed to evaporators and vessels, direct expansion evaporators, gravity flooded evaporators, pumped liquid re-circulation systems, secondary refrigerants, heat exchangers and pressure enthalpy diagrams, and two-stage and defrost systems.
SCOPE
This course covers:
- Heat Flow in Refrigeration Systems
- Enthalpy
- Introduction to the Air / Water Relationship – The Psychrometric Chart
- Low-Side Liquid Feed Valves & Controls
- Direct Expansion Systems
- Liquid Overfeed Systems
- Gravity Flooded Systems
- Secondary Coolant Circulation Systems
- Two Stage Systems
- Evaporator Defrost
- Screen Shots, CARO Fundamentals, and Formulas
- Electrical terminology, switches and load devices, symbols, and ladder logic
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for refrigeration plant personnel. The RETA CIRO examination draws from this coursebook for test content, though not exclusively.
COST - $1,585
Includes Industial Refrigeration II coursebook.
This course does not include registration for the CIRO Exam.
Course taught by SCS Engineers
Industrial Refrigeration 3 - October 6 - 10, 2025 +
DESCRIPTION
This course is an intensive five day training course that continues in the theory and operation of the ammonia refrigeration cycle and associated equipment. It concentrates on the troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of associated equipment.
SCOPE
This course covers:
- Safety
- Compressors
- Oil Analysis
- Condensers and Cooling Towers
- Vessels, Piping, Valves, and Controls
- Insulation
- Evaporators and Heat Exchangers
- Pumps and Transfer Systems
- Purgers
- Electrical Service, Motors, Motor Starters & Variable Frequency Drives
- Controls Maintenance
- Shaft & Bearing Maintenance
- Leak Monitoring and Detection
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for refrigeration plant personnel and refrigeration service technicians who have completed Industrial Refrigeration 1 and 2.
This course will alow your personnel to earn up to 36 PDH towards your RETA credentials.
COST - $1,585
Includes Industrial Refrigeration 3 coursebook.
Course taught by a RETA Authorized Instructor and SCS Engineers
CRST Review Course - November 10-13, 2025 +
DESCRIPTION
This course is an intensive four day review course that focuses on reviewing the material covered on the Certified Refrigeration Service Technician exam.
Space in this class is extremely limited.
SCOPE
This course covers:
- Safety
- Overview of RETA IR3 Course Material
- Regulatory and Compliance
- CRST Screen Shots (CRST Supplemental Material)
- Saturated Refrigerant Tables
- Math Calculations
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for refrigeration plant personnel and refrigeration service technicians who have completed Industrial Refrigeration 1, 2, and 3 and who have at least 4 years of experience in the refrigeration industry.
This course will alow your personnel to earn up to 36 PDH towards your RETA credentials.
COST - $1,600
Includes Industrial Refrigeration 3 and the Regulatory and Compliance coursebooks.
Course taught by a RETA Authorized Instructor and SCS Engineers
Traveling from out of town? General Refrigeration has a corporate rate setup of $86/night + taxes/fees.
(subject to availability)
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
30232 Lighthouse Square Dr
Delmar, MD 21875
(410) 896-9633
*hotel is 4.7 miles from Mendes Training Center*