Airconditioning & Refrigeration

Course Overview

Air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics are responsible for assembling, installing, maintaining, and repairing air-conditioning and refrigeration systems across industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.

They also design systems, select the necessary equipment, and oversee the commissioning, maintenance, and fault diagnosis of refrigeration systems used in commercial food storage, preservation, air conditioning, air distribution, and other specialized applications.

The job outlook for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians is promising, with a significant increase in job creation over the past five years, and this trend is expected to continue. As more homes and businesses install cooling systems, the expertise gained in this field will be essential for both setup and ongoing maintenance and repair work.

Graduates will become qualified professionals in the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry. They will be proficient in various aspects of air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics, including:

• Interpreting job requirements from drawings and specifications and determining installation points.
• Drilling holes, mounting brackets, and cutting, bending, and threading pipes.
• Installing and repairing components like compressors, motors, condensers, evaporators, switches, gauges, and copper lines for various systems (steam, gas, refrigerant, compressed air, oil, and chilled water).
• Connecting pipes using bolting, soldering, riveting, welding, and brazing, while ensuring proper alignment and fit.
• Filling systems with gas or fluid to detect leaks.
• Operating refrigeration systems to test mechanisms and make necessary adjustments.
• Removing test gases and fluids with vacuum pumps and refilling with refrigerant.

Course Requirements

1. Students must be at least 18 years of age.
2. Educational requirement: Completion of Australian Year 10 or its equivalent from another country.
3. Proof of English language proficiency is required.

Acceptable tests include IELTS, PTE, etc. (IELTS: overall score of 6.0, with no individual band lower than 5.5, or equivalent). The test results must be within two years of the visa application date. Some educational institutions offer their own English placement test to meet the language requirements.

Exemptions are available if: – You are a citizen with a passport from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, or the Republic of Ireland. – You are enrolled in a principal course of study, which is a registered school course, an English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), a program taught in a language other than English, or a registered postgraduate research course. – You have completed at least five years of study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland.