Apprentice Technician
Cool Designs Ltd
Holmes Chapel (CW4 8AA)
Closes in 7 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 October 2026
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Summary
Working on air conditioning systems, attending site visits, shadowing qualified engineers. Helping to trouble shoot and support technical breakdowns in person and remotely, working on electrical suppliers and control panels.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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5 days - Monday-Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 26 November 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 on a range of air conditioning and heat pump systems as well as applied equipment
- Attend and participate in customer site visits, shadowing one of our qualified engineers
- Learning about refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- Helping to troubleshoot and support technically challenging breakdowns, both in person and remote
- Working on electrical power supplies and control panels
- Learning about digital control systems and basic BMS (Building Management Systems)
- Supporting our customer network ensuring we provide the highest level of customer service
Where you'll work
Unit 1 Whiteside
Station Road
Holmes Chapel
CW4 8AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLP TRAINING LTD
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
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
More training information
- Training is delivered by GLP Training through a mixture of work-based learning and online sessions every 4-weeks, consisting of group masterclasses and 1-2-1s
- You'll also travel to Worcester every 8-weeks for a 2-day block release
- Throughout the programme, you'll receive regular support and dedicated off-the-job training as part of your working week
Requirements
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Full UK Driving License
- Interest in Engineering
- Confident and articulate
About this employer
HVAC Distribution company, Join CDL, The UK’s largest independent distributor of energy-efficient air conditioning solutions.
https://www.cdlweb.info/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Enjoy 25 days holiday, and access fully funded study options.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Permanent role as a qualified engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLP TRAINING LTD
Ethan Jay Band
ethan.b@glptraining.co.uk
07951612916
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060052.
Apply now
Closes in 7 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)