Air Conditioning Apprentice
ALPIN AIRCON (MAINTENANCE) LTD
Manchester (M25 9JZ)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 December 2025
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Summary
Alpin Air Conditioning is seeking a motivated apprentice to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn hands-on skills in refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump systems while working alongside experienced professionals. If you're enthusiastic, eager to learn, and ready to start a future in a growing industry, apply today.
- 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 8am - 4pm flexible
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the installation, servicing, and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- Learn to diagnose and repair faults under supervision
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Maintain accurate records and documentation
- Work effectively as part of a team and follow instructions from senior engineers
Where you'll work
11
Bury New Road
Manchester
M25 9JZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED
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 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump (RACHP) Level 3 apprenticeship provides a structured blend of classroom learning and practical, on-the-job experience. Apprentices will develop core technical skills in the installation, servicing, and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, as well as heat pump technology. You will attend our facility at The Manchester College (TMC) M22 9UH.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Mathematics (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- Logical
- Number skills
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
What we're looking for: * Full driving licence, own vehicle desirable * A positive attitude and willingness to learn * Ideally have some experience working with tools * Good communication skills and attention to detail * Interest in engineering and technical work * Initial wage will be at the level of an apprentice; however, the candidate will have the opportunity to develop and become a fully independent engineer and thereby receive a commensurate salary package as they gain more experience, qualification and knowledge
About this employer
Alpin Aircon, M25 9JZ are searching for an enthusiastic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice to place on a 36 months contract, this opportunity presents the right person a varied apprenticeship and the chance to start a rewarding career with a supportive employer.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the RACHP (Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump) apprenticeship, you will have gained the technical knowledge, practical skills, and industry-recognised qualifications required to work confidently within the sector. You will be competent in installing, maintaining, and repairing refrigeration and air conditioning systems, as well as understanding environmental and safety regulations. This achievement not only demonstrates professional capability but also opens pathways to advanced roles, further certifications, and long-term career progression within the HVAC and RACHP industries.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003116.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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