Technique Training 15 day Course.

[Aaron001]

Big hello to everyone, first time posting on here, so please do bear with me

Wanted to know if anybody has done this total air con 15 day course in Chesterfield. Im due to begin it in June.

Would be grateful if anybody could provide info if the qualifications are respected and recognised?

Qualifications gained at end of course,

-EAL level 3 VRQ certificate in Refrigeration Maintenance
-CITB Safe Handling of Refrigerants
-City and Guilds 2078 - Safe Handling of Refrigerants Assessment
-The CITB Pipework and Brazing Course
-Level 3 qualification of the city and guilds 17th
Edition Wiring

Any help would be much appreciated, many thanks.

[Voyager]

City and Guilds 2078 - Safe Handling of Refrigerants Assessment

The C&G 2078 will allow you to work for the next couple of years, but will be invalid after 3rd July 2011. After that date you will need C&G or CITB 2079.

That course seems like a good place to start, and you can at least gain experience and earn a few quid while preparing for the 2079.

[jaeck75]

ive done the same course the 10 days for the aircon well had 1 hour if that of airconditioning i know its all refrigeration but there wasnt enough aircon work its very basic and you can learn alot but u need to be getting somekind of experience with someone to learn properly and the other 5 days on electrics doesnt cover any refrigeration or aircon its purely based on the part p side of electrics any more info needed let me know

[Peter_1]

ive done the same course the 10 days for the aircon well had 1 hour if that of airconditioning i know its all refrigeration but there wasnt enough aircon work its very basic and you can learn alot but u need to be getting somekind of experience with someone to learn properly and the other 5 days on electrics doesnt cover any refrigeration or aircon its purely based on the part p side of electrics any more info needed let me know

Jaeck75, reading your sentence without taking one breath almost killed me

[Aaron001]

Jaeck75, Thanks for the reply and info. Would you say it is not worth it then?

Do the qualifications carry much weight, and was it/ is it easy to get a job with the qualifications you gained?

Were the exams hard?

Thanks for the help !

[multisync]

Jaeck75, reading your sentence without taking one breath almost killed me

So does the fact that you can be fully qualified in10 days...

[123-steve909]

hello,
there are a lot of these courses around and I personally think that you would be better off saving your money. Try to find a company that will take you on as an apprentice / improver so you can learn from a competent engineer. then go to a reputable college (i.e. Grimsby or college of north west London) and study your nvq 2-3.

an employer would (should) look at this 15 day the fully qualified course and regard it similar to a 25m swimming certificate.

Hope this helps
steve

[123-steve909]

The C&G 2078 will allow you to work for the next couple of years, but will be invalid after 3rd July 2011. After that date you will need C&G or CITB 2079.

That course seems like a good place to start, and you can at least gain experience and earn a few quid while preparing for the 2079.

not sure if i would let you touch refrigeration / air con after just 15 days training