Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice

Summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning apprentice to expand our dynamic team in Alfreton. This is an outstanding chance to begin your career with a thriving company.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

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

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

General duties will be as follows under the supervision of a trained Technician:

Working on and installing Water Chillers, Air Conditioning Systems and Close Control Units.
Attend and participate in customer site visits.
Learning the principles of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Helping to troubleshoot and support technically challenging breakdowns.
Working on electrical power supplies and control panels.
Provide scheduled maintenance on systems.
Carry out quality checks to make sure systems are working properly and safely.
Install components.
Attending college.

Where you’ll work

UNIT C2
SALCOMBE ROAD
MEADOW LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
ALFRETON
DE55 7RG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

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

Equal to A level

Course contents

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.
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.

Your training plan

Full Level 3 Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard.

This programme includes:

Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems Diploma Level 2
Award in F-Gas and ODS Regulations: Category I Level 2
Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems Diploma Level 3
You will work with expert assessors to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours within the profession.
You will experience a blended learning model.
You will gather learning evidence, journals and off-the-job records using your e-portfolio.

This is a day release delivery model which means that during term time, you are expected to attrnd weekly (one day per week), during term time to further enhance your knowledge, skills and behaviours.

At the end of the planned learning period, it will be agreed that you are ready to enter 'Gateway' and for your End Point Assessment to be arranged.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9-4 / A-C)
Maths (grade 9-4 / A-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Team working
Good interpersonal skills

About this company

Pilgrim Refrigeration Services are a family run and owned business founded in 2002, specialising in process cooling, having over 40 years combined knowledge and experience in the field. Safe contractor Approved Company. We have a full professional in-house capability to design, install, maintain and repair the following refrigeration sectors: Process Cooling and Water chillers; Refrigeration Systems; Air conditioning and Precision Data Cooling and Commercial Heating and Ventilation systems. Pilgrim Refrigeration Services design, install, maintain and service all aspects of commercial refrigeration systems whilst also offering commercial air conditioning, commercial heating and commercial ventilation services. Our specialties include Process cooling, Commercial Heating and Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Water Chillers.

https://www.prsrefrigeration.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Further career devleopment within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Ryan

apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk

01623 900478

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310124.

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