Refrigeration, air con & heat pump engineering Apprenticeship
BOOTH AIR CONDITIONING (SERVICE) LTD
ROCHDALE (OL16 4BU)
Closes in 15 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Apprentice to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to start a hands-on career in a highly skilled trade. You will work alongside experienced engineers, gain practical, experience while study towards a qualification.
- Wage
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£15,704 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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Monday - Friday. Flexible working hours between 06:00 - 18:00
(40 hours a week)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
- Assist engineers in the installation, servicing, and maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Help carry out fault finding, testing, and repairs on various types of equipment
- Learn how to handle refrigerants safely and work to relevant health & safety regulations
- Support in preparing tools, equipment, and materials needed for each job
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, both on-site and in the workshop
- Keep accurate records of work completed under supervision
- Attend college or training provider sessions as required and complete
Where you'll work
UNIVERSAL HOUSE
BUCKLEY HILL LANE
MILNROW
ROCHDALE
OL16 4BU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
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
Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician Level 3.
Training will be completed in Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus Rochdale Road M24 6XH.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
North England’s leading specialist. Booth Air Conditioning is based in Manchester and proudly serves the NHS together with over 350 organisations throughout the year. With Booth Air Conditioning Hire Services, you get user-friendly systems that improve air quality and boost productivity. Our maintenance services ensure your HVAC systems meet current hygiene and safety standards. We're a reliable partner dedicated to maintaining your HVAC system at its best.
After this apprenticeship
- A qualification in Air Conditioning Services including installation, maintenance and service of air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Experience in the trade
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343838.
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Closes in 15 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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