In-person technician training

Top Gun Training Academy

Four days of in-person training for service technicians. Your techs practice the whole service call in a real home, with Team SPG coaches in the room.

The next date is not set yet.

A Team SPG coach at the front door of a house, talking with technicians at Top Gun Training Academy

What is Top Gun Training Academy?

Top Gun Training Academy is a four-day, in-person training for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical technicians. Techs practice the whole service call in a real home. They work on diagnostics and role-play customer conversations. They learn to present options instead of one price. Techs who pass the exam earn a Certificate of Achievement.

Top Gun Training Academy, 5 minutes.

Four days

What technicians practice at Top Gun

A tech can know the steps of a service call and still skip them at the customer's door. Top Gun is four days of practice on those steps.

  • The Ultimate Service Call

    Techs run the service call with PACE, our four steps for a call: prepare, arrive, connect, execute. They also practice PLAN, our four steps for finishing a job so the customer does not have to call back.

  • A real home, not a classroom

    Training happens in a house. Techs work on the equipment they see on calls, such as an air conditioner or an electrical panel.

  • Diagnostics

    Techs practice finding the cause of the problem before they talk about the repair.

  • Role-play

    Techs practice customer conversations out loud in front of coaches and peers. They improve immensely over the week.

  • Presenting options

    Techs learn to give the customer choices and explain each one. The customer decides.

  • Certificate of Achievement

    Technicians who pass the exam earn a Certificate of Achievement.

  • Two technicians working on an outdoor air conditioner at Top Gun Training Academy
    HVAC
  • A technician talking with a homeowner in a bathroom during a plumbing role-play at Top Gun Training Academy
    Plumbing
  • Two technicians looking at an electrical panel at Top Gun Training Academy
    Electrical

Before and after

See what changed after Top Gun

Top Gun is tracked in SOS, the software your shop logs into. Before the event, you see whether the prework is done. After it, you see what happened to your tech's numbers.

  1. You buy a seat

    Your company buys the seat. Team SPG then assigns your technician to it.

  2. Your tech does the prework

    Your tech finishes the pre-event courses in SOS. You see the progress from your own login.

  3. Your tech attends

    Four days of in-person training with Team SPG coaches and techs from other shops.

  4. You compare the numbers

    SOS shows your tech's numbers from the weeks before the event next to the weeks after: calls run, calls sold, conversion rate, and sales.

Read how events work in SOS

Who should attend

Who Top Gun is for

Top Gun is for service technicians in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. It fits a tech who wants to get better at both the technical work and the customer conversation.

It also fits a shop that wants every tech to run the call the same way.

Want training at your own shop instead? See on-site training.

Technicians standing in the driveway of a house, listening to a coach at Top Gun Training Academy

Next Top Gun

Get the next Top Gun date

The next date is not set yet. Fill out the form and we will email you when the date and the location are set. The email will say how to register.

Questions owners ask about Top Gun

What is Top Gun Training Academy?

Top Gun Training Academy is a four-day, in-person training for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical technicians. Techs practice the whole service call in a real home with Team SPG coaches.

What do technicians learn at Top Gun?

They practice the Ultimate Service Call, diagnostics, customer conversations, and presenting options. Technicians who pass the exam earn a Certificate of Achievement.

When is the next Top Gun?

The next date is not set yet. Fill out the form on this page and we will email you when the date and the location are set.

Who should attend Top Gun?

Service technicians in HVAC, plumbing, or electrical. It fits a tech who wants to get better at both the technical work and the customer conversation.

Is there work to do before the event?

Yes. Your technician finishes the pre-event courses in SOS before the event date. Owners and leaders see each attendee and how much of the prework is done.

How will I know if Top Gun worked for my tech?

SOS compares your technician's numbers from the weeks before the event with the weeks after: calls run, calls sold, conversion rate, and sales. The after numbers fill in as your tech reports them.

Want your techs at the next Top Gun?

Sign up for the date, or talk to a coach about what your team needs.