Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply safe working practices and comply with relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of refrigeration cycles, components, and system operation.
• Install, commission, and test refrigeration and air conditioning systems according to specifications.
• Diagnose and rectify faults in refrigeration and air conditioning systems using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Implement energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices in system operation and maintenance.
• Evaluate system performance and recommend improvements to enhance reliability and efficiency.

Target Audience

This course is designed for aspiring technicians and experienced tradespeople seeking formal certification in refrigeration and air conditioning. It is also suitable for maintenance personnel in commercial, industrial, and residential sectors.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, basic numeracy and literacy skills are recommended.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will engage in hands-on practical sessions covering system assembly, evacuation, charging, and fault diagnosis. These practicals reinforce theoretical concepts and develop essential technician skills.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Component Identification and Electrical Measurements — Learners identify refrigeration components on a training rig and use a multimeter to measure voltage, current, and resistance. (4h)
• Practical 2: System Evacuation and Refrigerant Charging — Learners evacuate a refrigeration system using a vacuum pump and charge it with refrigerant following correct procedures. (5h)
• Practical 3: Fault Diagnosis and Troubleshooting — Learners diagnose common faults (e.g., restricted expansion valve, dirty condenser) on a training rig and rectify them. (6h)
• Practical 4: Installation and Commissioning of a Split Air Conditioner — Learners install a split-type air conditioner, including mounting, piping, electrical connections, and commissioning. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.