Ability to handle refrigerants

- Carry out checks for leaks, maintenance and servicing, commissioning, fluid recovery of equipment for all refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment.
- Know the regulations on fluids

As part of the dismantling or recovery of the refrigerants they contain,  any personnel handling them must hold a certification called a "certificate of aptitude". This certification is also mandatory to purchase refrigerants.

The training is aimed at operators who carry out services on refrigeration and air conditioning systems and installations (including heat pumps), containing refrigerants alone or in mixtures.

• ISO standard units for temperature, pressure, mass, density and energy, basic characteristics of thermodynamic systems
• Exploitation of tables and graphs
• The function of the main system components (compressor, evaporator, condenser, thermostatic expansion valves) and the thermodynamic transformations of the refrigerant during the cycle
• The basic operation of the components
• The greenhouse effect phenomenon, the impact of CFC- and HCFC-based refrigerants on the stratospheric ozone layer and the impact of CFC-, HCFC- and HFC-based refrigerants on the climate
• The provisions of the regulation on the use of CFCs and HCFCs as refrigerants
• Manipulation : A pressure test to check the strength and tightness of the system.
• Vacuuming of the system to remove air and moisture
• Equipment and leak test monitoring records; the report covering one or more of the tests and checks carried out during the assessment
• Potential leakage points of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment
• Visual and manual inspection of the entire system within the meaning of the regulation
• System leakage checks using an indirect method and one of the direct methods referred to in the regulation.
• Portable measuring instruments - manometers, thermometers and multimeters - to measure volts, amperes and ohms using indirect methods of leak testing, and to interpret the measured parameters
• Electronic leak detection equipment

• Certification of prior learning

More information about this certification (RS5638, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, certification registration date) by clicking here.

• All audiences

Have completed training in air conditioning or heat pump or refrigeration circuit maintenance or QualiPAC.

Have technical knowledge of refrigeration and welding. Know how to solder.

8 people

• Fully classroom-based training

• Personalised course
• Group lessons

• Equipped technical platforms
• Room equipped with networked computer workstations
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning upstream of training entry.

Taking account of beneficiary satisfaction during and at the end of training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification arrangements, support from the GRETA-CFA TH referent.

Education Nationale certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult education, professional lecturers.

Tests at the end of training (One-off assessment)

After an interview or an email exchange, a test is sent prior to the session to check that the basic knowledge of air conditioning has been acquired.

Work in companies in the refrigeration, air conditioning, air conditioning and climate engineering sectors.

Access for people with disabilities

Catering

Transport

A compulsory certification to work in the air conditioning industry.