Courses Available
Course 1: ConstructionSkills Pipework & Brazing Industrial (J04) or Commercial (J05)
These are designed for operatives who wish to carry out pipework and brazing on systems in either a domestic,
commercial or industrial environment.
This qualification will be valid for 5 years.
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Course 2: ConstructionSkills Safe Handling of Refrigerants, Category I (J11)
This is designed for operatives who wish to carry out the removal/recharging and leak testing
of refrigerants safely within systems to the standard required by the F-Gas Regulation.
This mandatory qualification will be valid for 5 years.
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Course 3: ConstructionSkills Safe Handling of Refrigerants, Category II (J12)
This is designed for operatives who wish to carry out the removal/recharging and leak testing of refrigerants safely within systems to the standard required by the F-Gas Regulation.
J12 is restricted to systems with less than 3 kg of refrigerant charge (6 kg if hermetically sealed) only.
This mandatory qualification will be valid for 5 years.
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Course 4: ConstructionSkills Recovery of Refrigerants, Category III (J13)
This is designed for operatives who wish to carry out the recovery of refrigerant from appliances and systems containing less than 3 kg (6 kg if hermetically sealed) of fluorinated greenhouse gas charge.
This mandatory qualification will be valid for 5 years.
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Course 5: ConstructionSkills leak checking without system break in, Category IV (J14)
This is designed for operatives who wish to carry out leak checking of systems without breaking into the system.
This mandatory qualification will be valid for 5 years.
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Course 1: ConstructionSkills Pipework & Brazing Industrial (J04) or Commercial (J05)
Introduction
This is a two day training course consisting of theory and practical assessment and brazing a test
piece up to 1⅜ inches diameter copper pipe. Course notes are provided and there is a written exam at the end of the
course.
Personal protective equipment is required for those attending the course.
Schedule
The course is arranged in the following sections:
- Health and safety
- Material preparation
- Equipment preparation
- Lighting and shutting down procedure
- Brazing procedure
- Joint inspection
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Course 2: ConstructionSkills Safe Handling of Refrigerants, Category I (J11)
Introduction
This is a three day training course which consists of theory and practical assessment to include
leak checks, recovery, installing, service and maintaining all RAC systems that hold in excess of 3 kg of
refrigerant. The course also involves brazing a test piece, which is then placed in a system. If you have
little or no experience of brazing it is advisable to complete a brazing course (J04) first. Course notes
are provided and there is a multi-choice exam at the end of the course.
Personal protective equipment is required for those attending the course.
Schedule
The course is arranged in the following sections:
- Health and safety
- Building a leak tight piping system (brazing)
- Leak testing systems
- Evacuation/dehydration
- Checking cylinder weights/capacity
- Installation of major system components
- Charging refrigerants
- Draining F Gas contaminated oil
- System tests
- Refrigerant recovery and handling
- Basic thermodynamics
- Use of logs to determine actions and record significant data
- Environmental impact
- Legislation and regulations
- Refrigeration theory
- Refrigeration practices
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Course 3: ConstructionSkills Safe Handling of Refrigerants, Category II (J12)
Introduction
This is a three day training course which consists of theory and practical assessment to include
leak checks, recovery, installing, service and maintaining all RAC systems that hold less than 3 kg of
refrigerant (6 kg if hermetically sealed). The course also involves brazing a test piece, which is then
placed in a system. If you have little or no experience of brazing it is advisable to complete a brazing
course (J04) first. Course notes are provided and there is a multi-choice exam at the end of the course.
Personal protective equipment is required for those attending the course.
Schedule
The course is arranged in the following sections:
- Health and safety
- Building a leak tight piping system (brazing)
- Leak testing systems
- Evacuation/dehydration
- Checking cylinder weights/capacity
- Installation of major system components
- Charging refrigerants
- Draining F Gas contaminated oil
- System tests
- Refrigerant recovery and handling
- Basic thermodynamics
- Use of logs to determine actions and record significant data
- Environmental impact
- Legislation and regulations
- Refrigeration theory
- Refrigeration practices
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Course 4: ConstructionSkills Recovery of Refrigerants, Category III (J13)
Introduction
This is a two day course divided into theory and practical assessments. Operatives will
complete an assessment record and undertake a multi-choice exam.
Personal protective equipment is required for those attending the course.
Schedule
The course is arranged in the following sections:
- Health and safety
- Checking cylinder weights/capacity
- Refrigerant recovery and handling
- Environmental impact
- Legislation and regulations
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Course 5: ConstructionSkills Leak checking without system break in, Category IV (J14)
Introduction
This is a one day course requiring theory and practical assessment.
Operatives will complete an assessment record and undertake a multi-choice exam.
Personal protective equipment is required for those attending the course.
Schedule
The course is arranged in the following sections:
- Health and safety
- Checks for leakage – indirect and some direct methods without system break in
- Basic ISO standards unit
- Environmental impact of refrigerants and corresponding environmental regulations
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