Diploma of Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering - UEE51211
Australia Institute of Business and Technology
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 03430J
This qualification is part of the Electrotechnology Training Package. It is for air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering technicians. Students will learn how to develop systems, select equipment, and commission, maintain and diagnose faults/malfunctions of refrigeration systems and equipment that apply to commercial food storage and preservation and air conditioning and air distribution equipment and special applications.
Subjects
- Design industrial refrigeration systems and select components
- Produce detailed engineering drawings
- Repair and service ammonia refrigeration systems
- Attach cords, cables and plugs to electrical equipment for connection to 1000 Va.c. or 1500 Vd.c. supply
- Repair and service secondary refrigeration systems
- Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for ammonia refrigerant
- Use computer aided drafting systems to produce basic engineering drawings
- Design hydrocarbon refrigerated systems
- Design secondary refrigerant systems
- Resolve problems in refrigerated beverage vending cabinets
- Use engineering applications software
- Resolve problems in transport refrigeration systems
- Select basic commercial refrigeration system equipment, components and accessories
- Implement and monitor OHS policies and procedures
- Implement and monitor, policies procedures for environmentally sustainable electrotech work practice
- Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan
- Evaluate thermodynamic and fluid parameters of refrigeration systems
- Diagnose and rectify faults in air conditioning and refrigeration control systems
- Produce basic engineering graphics
- Analyse the psychrometric performance of HVAC/R systems
- Develop effective strategies for energy reduction in buildings
- Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems
- Repair and service carbon dioxide refrigeration systems
- Organise and communicate information
- Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
- Select residential air conditioning system equipment, components and accessories
- Produce HVAC/R control system diagrams
- Design carbon dioxide refrigerated systems
- Determine noise and vibration encountered in HVAC/R applications
- Design ammonia refrigerated systems
- Facilitate continuous improvement
- Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
- Manage people performance
- Disconnect / reconnect composite appliances connected to low voltage installation wiring
- Document and apply measures to control OHS risks associated with electrotechnology work
- Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
- Analyse the operation of HVAC air and hydronic systems
- Resolve problems in dairy refrigeration systems
- Verify functionality and compliance of refrigeration and air conditioning installations
- Establish the thermodynamic parameters of refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- Locate and rectify faults in low voltage composite appliances using set procedures
- Estimate electrotechnology projects
- Install air conditioning and refrigeration systems, major components and associated equipment
- Interact with computing technology
- Recover, pressure test, evacuate, charge and leak test refrigerants
- Resolve problems in hydronic systems
- Establish heat loads for commercial refrigeration and/or air conditioning applications
- Build and sustain an innovative work environment
- Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings
- Install and commission hydrocarbon refrigeration systems, components and associated equipment
- Perform CPR
- Manage an information or knowledge management system
- Diagnose and rectify faults in air conditioning and refrigeration systems and components
- Design control systems for refrigeration or heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
- Select refrigerant piping, accessories and associated controls
- Resolve problems in ultra-low temperature refrigeration systems
- Solve problems in low voltage refrigeration circuits
- Evaluate and report on the indoor air quality of buildings
- Provide computational solutions to basic engineering problems
- Evaluate and report on building services energy management systems
- Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for hydrocarbon refrigerants
- Solve problems in extra-low voltage single path circuits
- Attach cords and plugs to electrical equipment for connection to a single phase 230 Volt supply
- Install and commission carbon dioxide refrigeration systems, components and associated equipment
- Resolve problems in post mix refrigeration systems
- Maintain microbial control of refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- Design commercial refrigeration systems and select components
- Produce HVAC/R system design drawings
- Resolve problems in beverage dispensers
- Ensure team effectiveness
- Apply safety awareness and legal requirements for carbon dioxide refrigerant
- Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects
- Install and commission ammonia refrigeration systems, components and associated equipment
- Compile and produce an electrotechnology report
- Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
- Develop and implement maintenance programs
- Work safely in the construction industry
- Use CAD to create and display 3D models
- Resolve problems in ice making systems
- Design heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and select components
- Resolve problems in central plant air conditioning systems
- Service and repair self contained hydrocarbon air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Repair and service self contained carbon dioxide refrigeration and heat pump systems
- Commission air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Find and rectify faults in motors and associated controls in refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- Establish the basic operating conditions of air conditioning systems
Study pathways
Not Applicable
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Upper Mount Gravatt - Level 3 | No |
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