New F-Gas Assessments to be offered by Develop Training Ltd

News Release: Friday 11 April 2008

As from July 2008 the existing City & Guilds 2078 and CITB (Refrigerant Handling) Qualifications will be replaced by the new F-Gas Assessments.

Develop Training Ltd will be offering training and assessments which will meet the requirements of the New F-Gas Qualifications from July 2008, with accreditation from either City & Guilds or/and CITB.

Background:

The European Commission has now finalised its detailed requirements for the training and certification of engineers working on stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment under the European Fluorinated Gases Regulation - known as the F Gas Regulation.

Whilst most UK engineers have been assessed in refrigerant handling to the City and Guilds 2078 or CITB standard over the past 15 years, the new F Gas standard will be a much more thorough and wide ranging examination.

The level of training needed to get technicians up to the standard necessary to pass the assessments will depend on the prior qualifications, experience and knowledge of the individual.

Only those who have taken the new F Gas assessment will be recognised as competent throughout the whole of Europe.

The Commission requires that all technicians should have obtained this new qualification by January 2009. However the UK Government will be consulting in the early summer on whether to allow a further three years (up to July 2011) for existing personnel to obtain the new qualification.

This Regulation shall apply to personnel carrying out the following activities:

Cat 1 - Can leak test, recover, install and maintain all systems

Cat 2 - Can leak test all systems provided that they do not break into the system, and can recover, install and maintain small systems

Cat 3 - Can recover small systems

Cat 4 - Can leak test all systems provided that they do not break into the system

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