Our Refrigeration & Air Conditioning courses are delivered in excellent workshop environments allowing you to experience your chosen trade as you would in industry.
About Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Develop the specialist skills and technical knowledge needed for a career in refrigeration and air conditioning at NKC Gravesend College. Our industry-focused training is designed to prepare you for working with refrigeration, cooling and air conditioning systems.
You will be taught by qualified tutors with extensive industry experience. They will share their professional knowledge while helping you develop the practical ability, safe working practices and confidence required within the refrigeration and air conditioning sector.
NKC Gravesend College offers a range of specialist, full-cost professional courses, including F-Gas training. These courses support people who need to develop or update their skills and work safely with fluorinated greenhouse gases and relevant equipment.
We have established strong relationships with local employers and reputable companies. These industry connections help us understand the skills businesses need and can support students as they explore apprenticeship and employment opportunities.
Our apprenticeship training includes a Level 2 City & Guilds Diploma for apprentices who are employed within the industry. The programme combines technical learning with experience in the workplace, helping apprentices develop the knowledge and practical competence needed to carry out their roles effectively.
Whether you are beginning an apprenticeship, developing your existing technical skills or completing specialist F-Gas training, NKC Gravesend College can help you progress within the refrigeration and air conditioning industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Refrigeration and Air Conditioning courses are delivered at NKC Gravesend College in Kent.
Course content depends on the programme you choose. You could learn about refrigeration and air conditioning systems, installation, maintenance, fault diagnosis, safe working practices and relevant environmental regulations.
Yes. NKC Gravesend College offers specialist F-Gas training as part of its range of full-cost professional courses. Applicants should check the individual course information for dates, fees and entry requirements.
F-Gas training covers the safe handling of fluorinated greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. Appropriate certification may be required for technicians who install, service, maintain or decommission relevant systems.
Apprenticeship training is available for eligible learners employed in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The programme includes workplace experience and a Level 2 City & Guilds Diploma.
Yes. Apprentices must normally be employed in a suitable role because workplace training and assessment form an essential part of the programme.
Courses are taught by industry-qualified staff with professional experience in refrigeration and air conditioning. They use this knowledge to support students and relate their learning to real workplace situations.
Depending on your qualification, employment and experience, you could work towards roles such as refrigeration engineer, air conditioning engineer, service and maintenance technician or cooling systems technician.