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Engineering Services SKILLcard and the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) offer a joint badged ACRIB/SKILLcard which incorporates the requirements of the ACRIB Register of Refrigerant Handling Operatives with those of SKILLcard.
- Skilled worker with Apprenticeship Standard NVQ/SVQ Level 2; or
- Skilled worker with an informal apprenticeship and a City and Guilds craft certificate appropriate to your trade
- Skilled worker with NVQ/SVQ Level 3; or
- Skilled worker with an indentured apprenticeship; or
- Skilled worker with an informal apprenticeship and a City and Guilds or SCOTVEC (SQA) advanced craft certificate appropriate to your trade
Primary qualifications accepted:
C&G Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Installing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems (6187)
C&G Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Installing, Testing & Maintaining AC & HP Systems (6187)
C&G Level 2 NVQ Diploma in RACHP systems (7189-02)
C&G (VRQ) Level 2 or 3 Diploma in RACHP systems (7189)
C&G Level 2 Diploma in RACHP systems (6090-20)
C&G Level 3 Diploma in RACHP systems (6090-30)
C&G Level 3 NVQ in Installing and Commissioning AC & HP Systems
C&G Level 3 NVQ in Installing and Commissioning Refrigeration Systems (6187)
C&G Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Servicing and Maintaining AC and HP Systems (6187)
C&G Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Servicing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems (6187)
Applicants must also hold appropriate F-Gas qualifications (if not included in their primary qualification):
- City and Guilds 2079
- BESA FG Cat1
- Appropriate unit of NVQ or 7189 as recognised by DEFRA
- Logic 603/1917/3 (Cat1)
- CITB J11 F Gas Certificates/Cards within validity date (please note CITB no longer offer F Gas assessments or renewals)
All applicants must meet the SKILLcard health and safety requirements.
Cards can also feature additional refrigeration related qualifications such as those covering additional refrigerants, brazing, electrical and REAL Zero.
These cards are valid for five years.
Cards are renewable upon application, subject to SKILLcard renewal rules.
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