Summary
An exciting opportunity to join our team. Your role as an apprentice will be to support the team into support the maintenance work for our clients.
Wage
£18,800 a year
Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity for bi-annual salary progression
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, from 8.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
2 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
Core tasks:
* Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), Routine and Re-active inspections, ventilation air checks, servicing, maintenance, and replacement of parts/plant, associated filters, belts to air handling units (AHUs), fan coil units, extract fans, carrying out FGas leak detection, checking air flow/pressure differentials
* Reactive Maintenance (RM) fault finding electrical & mechanical components and replacing failed i.e. compressors, valves, printed circuit boards, fan motors, volume control dampers. Pressure testing to determine location of refrigerant leaks & subsequent repair
Where you’ll work
Unit A
Penny Emma Way
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 5FA
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
* Level 3 Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician
* Face to face delivery
More training information
* 2 years fixed term contract
* Opportunity for progression and permanent contract
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Relevant Discipline (grade achieved)
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
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
Other requirements
You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.