Choose Your Path

Any student currently enrolled at a recognised Polytechnic in Zimbabwe studying HVAC-R, refrigeration, or a related discipline. You will be asked to upload a valid student ID and proof of enrolment during sign-up. Student accounts are verified annually and must be renewed each academic year.

Not for the Free and Student tiers. The Professional tier requires either a recognised trade qualification OR demonstrated experience verified through our assessment process. Apprentices and self-taught technicians can start with the Student or Free tier and progress to Professional as they build CPD credits.

You will receive reminder emails 60, 30 and 7 days before expiry. Once expired, your public registry listing is marked "inactive" and you lose access to COC issuance and compliance-gated tools until you renew. Renewal requires continuing professional development (CPD) credits earned through the Learning Hub.

Straightforward applications with complete documentation are typically reviewed within 5-7 working days. Applications requiring additional evidence or on-site assessment can take up to 21 working days. You can track the live status of your application from your dashboard.

Yes. All payments are processed via PCI-DSS-compliant gateways and we never store card details. Personal data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and only authorised HEVACRAZ and NOU reviewers can access your registry record. You can request a full data export or deletion at any time.