Summary
Launch your career with Calby Air Limited as a Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Apprentice. Gain hands-on experience installing, servicing and maintaining commercial cooling and air conditioning systems, while earning a wage and working towards a recognised industry qualification. A great opportunity to build a skilled, future-focused career.
- Wage
£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
- Monday - Friday. Shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
- Start date
Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
3 years
- Positions available
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
Duties will include:
- Assisting qualified engineers with the installation, service and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
- Learning how to diagnose faults and carry out repairs on commercial and industrial equipment.
- Supporting preventative maintenance visits to customer sites.
- Installing pipework, cabling, brackets and associated components.
- Using specialist tools and equipment safely and effectively.
- Reading and interpreting technical drawings, manuals and specifications.
- Carrying out system testing, commissioning and performance checks.
- Maintaining accurate service records and job documentation.
- Ensuring all work is completed in line with health, safety and environmental regulations.
- Developing knowledge of refrige
- rants, energy efficiency and sustainable cooling technologies.
- Delivering excellent customer service while working on client premises.
- Attending college/training sessions and completing coursework towards the apprenticeship qualification.
- Working as part of a professional team to deliver high-quality engineering solutions across a range of commercial projects.
Where you'll work
18-20 Ripponden Business Park
Oldham Road
Sowerby Bridge
Halifax
HX6 4FF
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)
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 Level 3 Release for Off-the-job training at our Wythenshawe Campus (M22 9UH) in line with the guided learning hours.
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
- Team working
Other requirements
A full UK driving licence is desirable; however, applicants who are currently learning to drive and working towards obtaining their licence are also encouraged to apply. Applicants living in Huddersfield and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply, as transport support may be available through locally based engineers for those who do not yet hold a driving licence or have access to their own vehicle. What you'll gain:
- Industry-recognised Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship.
- Hands-on experience with experienced engineers.
- A wage while you learn.
- The opportunity to develop a long-term career in a growing and highly skilled industry.
- Exposure to the latest energy-efficient and sustainable technologies.
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