ABOUT THIS COURSE
The qualification you need to work on air conditioning
Under the UK F-Gas regulations, anyone who installs, services, maintains, repairs, leak checks or decommissions stationary air conditioning, refrigeration or heat pump equipment containing fluorinated gases must hold the right certificate for the work they do.
Category 1 is the full qualification. It covers all of those activities on equipment of any size and refrigerant charge, which is why it is the one most engineers and employers ask for. Categories 2 to 4 are narrower awards that limit what you can work on.
You will study the pre-course book and video at home before you arrive, then spend five days with us on the theory and, above all, practising on working systems in our workshop. On the final day you sit your practical assessment and the online multiple-choice exam.
CATEGORY 1 LETS YOU
Install new air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump systems
Service, maintain and repair equipment of any size
Carry out leak checks, including on systems that require them by law
Recover refrigerant from equipment
Decommission systems safely
If you work for yourself or run a business that installs or maintains this equipment, the business also needs F-Gas company certification through a certification body. We will explain how this works on the course.
