This first volume of a comprehensive curriculum guide for the heating-ventilation-air conditioning-refrigeration-solar student is designed to assist high school area vocational centers or community college instructors in the implementation and operation of comfort training programs. Following an introductory section, the guide provides job competencies, including minimum entry level, and career ladder advancement procedures. Additional sections describe how to use the solar energy installers curriculum guide and provide reference materials. The remainder of the guide is comprised of eighteen units of instruction within four major areas: solar application installation, electrical, backup heating systems, and refrigeration theory. Presented for each unit are unit numbers, instructional objective, reference materials; audio visual materials available, outline, performance conditions, student evaluation criteria, procedure of instituting unit, unit tests, and exams. (LRA)