Oil Burner Technician

Oil Burner Technician Course Details

Eastern Maine Community College’s Oil Burner Technician Course jump starts your career in the heating industry. The course is for students with limited knowledge or experience in the heating industry. Students learn the basics of installing, cleaning and servicing oil burners and oil burning equipment. This 160 hour course qualifies you to take the State of Maine Journeyman Oil Burner Technician License Examination*.

Course Requirements

Students are required to have trade specific tools.

Tool Box or Bag
Safety Glasses
Long Nose Pliers
Flaring Kit
Flash Light
Torpedo Level
Measuring Tape
Wire Stripping Pliers
Insulated Linesman’s Pliers
Pipe Wrench 10 or 12 Inch
Set of Metric and Standard Allen Wrenches
Tubing Cutter 1/8 to 1 ¼ Inch
Clamp on Amp/Volt/Ohm Meter
Combination Wrenches ¼ to ¾ Inch
Combination Wrenches Metric
Nut Drivers ¼ to ½ Inch
Set of Regular and Phillips Screwdrivers
Pump Pressure Test Kit
Sheet Metal Snips
Adjustable Wrenches 8, 10 and 12 Inch
Electrode Bending Tool
Utility Knife
Oil Pump Coupling Cutter

Course Costs

$2,800
Course costs include tuition, fees, books and lunch on Saturdays.

Apply to the Oil Burner Technician program

Oil Burner Technician Tuition Assistance

Do you need help paying for this course? We partner with the following organization to help students find funding and achieve their employment goals.

Grant Funding Partners

Eastern Maine Development Corp, WIOA program.

Please contact Kim Donovan, KDonovan@emdc.org, (207) 561-4043, to discuss eligibility requirements and apply for the WIOA program.

Competitive Skills Scholarship Program

Visit https://www.mainecareercenter.gov/cssp.shtml for more information about this program.

Maine Community Foundation

The Maine Community Foundation is offering scholarships for nontraditional students. Visit https://www.mainecf.org/find-a-scholarship/available-scholarships/ for more information. You can also contact Cherie Galyean, cgalyean@mainecf.org, (207) 412-2017, to discuss the program application.

*Exam and exam fees are not included in the Oil Burner Technician Course.
With six months of licensed on-the-job training you are eligible to apply for the State of Maine Journeyman Oil Burner Technician License.

Workforce Development Inquiry

Name
First Last
Phone
Email
What program are you interested in?
Please let us know if you have any questions.

Bringing the communities together through skills training

Lead Workforce Sponsor

As Lead Workforce Sponsor, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has invested in and is actively supporting, EMCC’s Workforce Development initiatives. Learn more about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and how they can serve you on their website.