Refrigeration Engineering Apprentice
Sure Solutions LTD
BIRKENHEAD (CH41 9HT)
Closes on Friday 31 July 2026
Posted on 10 June 2026
Contents
Summary
SURE Solutions is a engineering company with a multi-award-winning apprenticeship programme. This level 3 apprenticeship offers hands-on experience in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump engineering, working alongside experienced engineers on customer sites while developing practical skills and industry-recognised qualifications.
- Wage
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£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Starting salary of £16,224 per year
Planned salary increases throughout the apprenticeship, subject to satisfactory progress
Discretionary annual bonus scheme based on company and individual performance - Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours: 08:30 - 17:00, Monday to Friday (39 hours per week).
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 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
- Assisting experienced engineers with installation, maintenance and servicing projects
- Learning about refrigeration systems, air conditioning, heat pumps and thermodynamics
- Developing practical skills through the use of engineering tools and equipment
- Communicating professionally with colleagues, customers and suppliers
- Providing general support to the engineering team as required
Contributing ideas to help improve processes and ways of working - Playing an active role within our apprentice team, sharing ideas, learning from others and supporting your colleagues
- Maintaining high standards of safety, quality and professionalism on customer sites
Where you'll work
11 ARK ROYAL WAY
LAIRDSIDE TECHNOLOGY PARK
BIRKENHEAD
CH41 9HT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
SURE Solutions will fully support your apprenticeship by covering training costs, providing study time and mentoring throughout the programme.
You will attend Liverpool City College on block release for one week per month as part of your apprenticeship training.
More training information
Qualification: Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician / Skills England.
Duration: 36 months.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable 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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
SURE Solutions is a rapidly growing engineering company with 75 employees and a multi-award-winning apprenticeship programme. Since launching 10 years ago, we have achieved year-on-year growth and work with some of the UK's largest national and global organisations.
We are passionate about developing future engineering talent and are looking for a motivated, ambitious apprentice to join our team and support the next stage of our growth.
https://suresol.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Fully funded apprenticeship training
- Dedicated mentoring and support
- Genuine long-term career opportunities
After this apprenticeship
Our apprentices are an important part of the future of our business. Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to progress into qualified engineering roles and continue their technical and professional development within SURE Solutions.
We are committed to supporting long-term careers, not just apprenticeships.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Sure Solutions LTD
Jessica Long
jessica.long@suresol.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036287.
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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.