Installation Maintenance Heat Pumps + Refrigerant Approvals

- Know the components of heat pumps

- Understand how different types of heat pump work

- Organise and plan a work site

- Install, commission and maintain a heat pump

- Diagnose and resolve a malfunction

- Know and understand the concepts of sustainable development in construction

The heat pump installer-maintainer implements, fine-tunes and maintains all types of heat pumps in new-build or renovation projects.

1/ CONTENTS TECHNICAL CONTENTS:

- Operating principles of a heat pump and thermodynamics

The different types of heat pumps

- Thermodynamics

Pressure, temperature, change of state

- Preparation for the Cat 1 refrigerant fluids handling certificate

Main topics listed for category 1 in the order of 29 February 2016)

- Fluids assessment session

- Preparing and organising your work

Sizing and selection

- Carrying out the installation and adjusting

Setting up the equipment and electrical and fluid connections

- Troubleshooting : diagnose and repair

Leak checks: direct and indirect method

Refrigerant charging and recovery

Environmental management requirements and procedures, storage and transport of contaminated refrigerants and oils

Good practice in brazing copper piping used in refrigeration installations

Presentation of assessment procedures

Preparation of the theoretical assessment (digital questionnaire) based on the manual "Le technicien du Froid" + group and individual training sessions

Preparation of the practical assessment on a technical platform based on case studies

-. Understanding sustainable development in order to take action

The pillars of sustainable development, the notion of ecological footprint and the reasons for global warming

- Standards and regulations specific to construction

Airtightness, renewable energies

2/UPGRADING

Basic skills are essential for implementing new working methods such as understanding systems and solving problems. It is a body of knowledge that fosters autonomy, versatility and flexibility in a variety of contexts. It is also an essential prerequisite for the use of technology and technical training. This skills base is therefore necessary to ensure that every individual has the right conditions for personal fulfilment, active citizenship, social and cultural integration and professional inclusion.

3/ PREPARING FOR POST-TRAINING

Mastering job search tools and enhancing one's profile

Organising "job dating" at the end of the course

• Certification of prior learning

• All audiences

A sufficient command of the written and spoken French language is mandatory, this in order to understand the instructions (oral and/or written) which are intended for the candidate and to find in the technical and safety documentation the information which may be necessary

Mastery of the basics of the computer environment for drafting the professional file

Knowledge of thermal or electrical installation or professional experience in the field

Health status compatible with the activity

Strong motivation.

12 people

• Fully classroom-based training

• Personalised course

• Equipped technical platforms

Positioning upstream of entry to training.

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification arrangements, support by the 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)

To work as an installer-maintainer in the fields of plumbing/heating, electricity/regulation.

Access for people with disabilities