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Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Planning, preparing and safely carrying out work in process, product and space cooling.

Qualification level
3
Equivalent to A level.
Typical duration
36 months
Apprenticeship category
Construction and the built environment
Maximum funding
£20,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Also known as
  • Air conditioning engineer
  • Commissioning engineer
  • Heat pump engineer
  • Maintenance engineer
  • Refrigeration technician
  • Service engineer
Skills
Skills an apprentice will learn
  • Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
  • Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
  • Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
  • Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
  • Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
  • perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
  • Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
  • Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
  • Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
  • Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
  • Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
  • Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
  • Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
  • Identify and use tools and equipment.
  • Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
  • Complete a customer handover.
  • Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
  • Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
  • Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
  • Apply ethical principles.

Full information on Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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