Air Conditioning Apprentice
ERGRO GROUP LIMITED
Various locations in London (DA2 6QG)
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
Posted on 6 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Applicants will be working as part of a team within our commercial air conditioning and refrigeration dept.Applicants must have a get up and go attitude,willing to learn and develop and can travel around London independently. Applicants should have an interest in mechanical engineering and are able to complete a DBS check successfully.
- Wage
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£16,685.50 to £26,984.10, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Salaries rise in accordance with Statutory increases.
- Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 17.00 (depending on age).
Normally, Tuesday is a college day.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Working as part of an A/C team in and around London. We work on commercial properties. The applicants will learn about the servicing, maintenance and repairs of mechanical systems. They will be working in plant rooms and will be assisting with diagnosing faults and rectifying them. General maintenance such as filter changes. The team work closely together so a good attitude to work and time keeping is essential.
Where you'll work
Various locations in London
DA2 6QG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNITED COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
- Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
- Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
- Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
- perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
- Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
- Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
- Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
- Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
- Identify and use tools and equipment.
- Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Complete a customer handover.
- Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
- Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
- Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
- Apply ethical principles.
- Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
- Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
- Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
- Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
- perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
- Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
- Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
- Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
- Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
- Identify and use tools and equipment.
- Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Complete a customer handover.
- Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
- Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
- Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
- Apply ethical principles.
Training schedule
The training will be day release at UCG or equivalent college depending on location of applicant.
More training information
We work closely with all our training providers to ensure that all works required for the portfolios are carried out, this may mean moving to a projects team to be part of a large installation.
Quarterly meetings are held with the college to review the progress. Portfolios are required weekly to the Managers so they can review the learning and understanding.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Installation, servicing and repair of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
http://www.ergro.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Up to 2% Bonus payable 6 monthly upon company meeting targets.
Private health care, pension, travel costs, mobile phone, 25 days annual leave rising to 30 incrementally, death in service.
After this apprenticeship
Air Conditioning Engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ERGRO GROUP LIMITED
Lesley Hamilton
lesley.hamilton@ergro.co.uk
07811684494
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019600.
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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026