PHASE 0
In progressSchool readiness
- Colorado approval package
- Catalog and enrollment terms
- Instructor qualification files
- Security and privacy controls
- Assessment release gates
Program roadmap · August 2026
One field foundation. Three connected trades.
TTS is developing a learning center where building automation, HVAC and refrigeration, and electrical trades share a strong core: safety, drawings, measurement, troubleshooting, documentation, and supervised field performance.
Status matters: BAS curriculum exists in staged form. HVAC and electrical pathways are in development. A planned program is not represented as approved, available, apprenticeship-sponsored, or credential-granting until its applicable instructors, facilities, agreements, assessments, security controls, and regulatory approvals are complete.
Development phases
Build the school in the order the work demands.
The roadmap separates curriculum readiness from legal and operational readiness. A course is not released because the slides are finished; it is released when instruction, assessment, practical work, student protection, and delivery controls are ready together.
PHASE 1
StagedBuilding automation
- Field-built course ladder
- Interactive figures in review
- Programming and commissioning
- Practical capstones
- Assessment-bank revision
PHASE 2
In developmentHVAC & refrigeration
- Zero-experience foundation
- Heat, moisture and enthalpy
- Refrigeration cycle
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Service/OJL progression
PHASE 3
Base map readyElectrical trades
- Five-year RTI structure
- Apprenticeship/OJL alignment
- Residential through data center
- Motors, controls and systems
- Sponsor and AHJ review
PHASE 4
Growth phaseMulti-trade center
- Shared lab facilities
- Additional instructors
- Employer partnerships
- Expanded OJL sites
- Continuous item analysis
Learner progression
From no experience to supervised field capability.
| Stage | Learner can | Evidence required | Authority boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | Recognize hazards, tools, documents, system purpose, and stop-work conditions. | Readiness check, safety decisions, drawing orientation. | No independent regulated work. |
| Foundation | Explain the science, components, signals, and normal sequence. | Randomized knowledge checks and guided exercises. | Training systems and authorized observation only. |
| Practice | Perform a defined task using a procedure, instruments, and acceptance criteria. | Instructor-observed practical rubric with no critical safety miss. | Qualified supervision and program-specific limits. |
| Application | Diagnose a fault, distinguish command from proof, verify the result, and restore the system. | Scenario, capstone, evidence log, and oral defense. | Worksite authorization and escalation rules control. |
| OJL progression | Repeat tasks with increasing independence across varied real conditions. | Supervisor sign-off, hours, task evidence, quality and safety record. | Employer, sponsor, licensing, code, and qualified-person rules control. |
Connected program design
Shared core, trade-specific depth.
BAS
Building Automation
Electrical and HVAC foundations lead into field devices, networks, sequences, programming, commissioning, cybersecurity, service, and project delivery.
View BAS outline →HVAC
HVAC & Refrigeration
Heat transfer, change of state, psychrometrics, enthalpy, refrigeration, airflow, hydronics, electrical troubleshooting, equipment service, and supervised OJL.
View HVAC outline →ELEC
Electrical Trades
A five-year related-instruction base paired with sponsor-approved OJL: safety, theory, code, raceways, grounding, services, motors, controls, systems, troubleshooting, and leadership.
View electrical outline →Release gates
What must be true before a program goes live.
01 · SCOPE
Published objectives, prerequisites, hours, delivery method, equipment, OJL relationship, completion rules, and occupational outcome agree across the catalog, site, enrollment agreement, and curriculum.
02 · PEOPLE
Named instructors and proctors have verified qualifications, current role assignments, training, conflict controls, and documented assessment authority.
03 · PROOF
Knowledge items pass independent SME review; practical rubrics are observable; critical-fail rules are defined; pilot data supports scoring and retake rules.
04 · OJL
Employers or apprenticeship sponsors define supervision, task categories, sign-off authority, hours, wage/progression requirements, and record retention.
05 · SAFETY
Labs have hazard analyses, qualified-person boundaries, lockout/tagout rules, refrigerant and energized-work limits, emergency procedures, and restoration checks.
06 · TRUST
Identity, access, assessment records, payment data, backups, incident response, privacy, accessibility, and vendor controls pass a documented release review.
07 · APPROVAL
All applicable school, program, instructor, apprenticeship, licensing, code, insurer, and facility approvals are complete and represented accurately.
Development status
Follow the work as it becomes release-ready.
Readiness assessment, enrollment, student records, and OJL evidence remain disabled until their curriculum, approval, privacy, and security gates are complete.