This 13 day modular course provides Service leavers with the necessary skills and certification to gain employment in the air conditioning, refrigeration and associated building services industry. The course prepares attendees for future domestic, commercial or industrial roles.
Installation, Commissioning & Service Engineering
Covers all aspects of the installation, commissioning and servicing of all types of air conditioning and refrigeration systems to ensure correct, energy efficient running of systems. Practical aspects include pipe work design, jointing, setting up and purging with OFN, pressure testing and leak testing of systems, evacuation and dehydration, charging, recovery, servicing, fault diagnosis and commissioning.
Construction Skills Pipe Work & Brazing Competency Certification
Practically orientated course including theoretical elements for safe and competent brazing techniques covering a range of refrigerant line diameters, brazing materials and techniques to attain leak proof joints. Instruction will be given in jointing of dissimilar metals, utilising a variety of brazing alloys, silver solders and fluxes. Leads to 5 year certification.
Construction Skills F-Gas Training, Assessment & Certification (J11)
This course is an essential requirement for any persons connected with refrigerants. The course covers all types of refrigerants, the ozone layer and other environmental issues, health and safety, regulations and codes of practice, recovery, pressure leak testing, evacuation and charging. Training for this module is 25% theory and 75% practical. Leads to 5 year Certification.
City & Guilds Certificate in Hydrocarbons (6187-232 & 316)
With the introduction of natural organic refrigerants, this module will ensure attendees are competent to work with these flammable refrigerants.
City & Guilds Certificate in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems (7543)
This module is a legal requirement for any persons connected with refrigerants within mobile air conditioning systems. The MAC directive specifically applies to cars and light vans. The obligations under the F-Gas regulations affect the motor vehicle sector and companies that undertake delivery of F Gases, recovery of F-Gases during service, repair and dismantling and handling of refrigerant cylinders etc.
City & Guilds 17th Edition Wiring Regulations (2382-12)
This course provides training in the design of electrical wiring systems in line with the latest industry regulation on wiring and the safe use and competency in the operation of electrical equipment and systems.
Successful completion of this course results in Construction Skills Certification and Registration for Pipe work and Brazing and F Gas Training for a period of 5 years.
Attendees will also receive City & Guilds 7543 Certification in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems , C&G 6187-232 and 316 in Hydrocarbons, and C&G 17th Edition Wiring Regulations 2382-12.