PRO TITLE Technician of intervention in commercial cold and air conditioning | rncp218

The intervention technician in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning, ensures the preventive and corrective maintenance as well as the energetic optimization of complex and centralized commercial refrigeration installations, such as refrigeration plants, CO2 installations in cascade or booster, refrigeration group with secondary cooling circuit for large and medium-sized sales areas and small industrial processes.

Depending on the type of company, it carries out the commissioning and maintenance of single-stage refrigeration systems, such as small cold rooms, sales refrigeration units, refrigerated cabinets, small heat pumps and reversible air conditioning.

He often works alone and goes to the sites with a service vehicle equipped with specific materials and tools. The technician performs the job by using the manufacturer's technical documents, the installation file and the information provided by the centralized technical management system (CTM), if it exists.

He/she is in contact with several people: the supervisor who entrusts him/her with his/her activity, controls and validates his/her choices, and the client to whom he/she reports on the work performed and has the documents related to the interventions signed. He/she may be subject to time constraints and special on-call duty.

The technician is exposed to risks related to work on site: electrical risks, handling, work at height, work at low temperatures, use of welding stations.

Concerning refrigerants, he is exposed to the dangers linked to their use, in particular, CO2 for the risks of anoxia and certain flammable fluids such as hydrocarbons and fluids with very low impact on the environment. Finally, he handles equipment that presents risks due to high pressures.

He holds the job in compliance with the individual and collective safety rules and, if it exists, in application of the prevention plan, of the rules on the protection of the environment concerning refrigerants and of the regulations on equipment under pressure.

Target audience & Prerequisites

- Level of a class of 1re scientific or technical.
- Level CAP/BEP in electricity or refrigeration or level V professionallevel V professional title (fitter-repairer, industrial electrician) withelectrician) with a minimum of one year's experience in the experience in the trade.

Attested Competencies:

1. Commission single-stage refrigeration systems
Install a single-stage refrigeration system.
Commission a single-stage refrigeration system.
2Maintain single-stage refrigeration systems and air conditioning systems
Check and set up a controller or an interface dedicated to refrigeration applications.
Carry out corrective maintenance on a single-stage refrigeration system and air conditioning system.
Carry out preventive maintenance on a single-stage refrigeration system and air conditioning system.
3. Perform preventive maintenance on complex and centralized commercial refrigeration systems
Perform systematic maintenance on complex and centralized commercial refrigeration systems.
Perform conditional and predictive maintenance on complex and centralized commercial refrigeration systems.
4. To ensure the corrective maintenance of complex and centralized commercial refrigeration installations
To diagnose the causes of malfunctioning of complex and centralized commercial refrigeration installations with the help of a Centralized Technical Management system (CTM).
To diagnose the causes of malfunctioning of complex and centralized commercial refrigeration installations.
To repair and put back into service complex and centralized commercial refrigeration installations.

Duration and cost of the training *

Continuing education courses

  • Duration: 732 hours in the training center
  • Internship: 140 hours

Duration and alternation are indicative and can be adjusted according to the company's needs and the learner's prerequisites.

Conditions of access

Admission after a placement interview and study of the application file.

Training accessible to people with disabilities after a personalized study of the necessary accommodations.

Evaluation methods

A pre-formative evaluation is carried out before the course. It allows the evaluation of needs, the verification of prerequisites and the individualization and personalization of the training.

Learning is measured throughout the course and a skills log is written.

The final assessment is carried out by the jury of the qualification authorized by the competent territorial representative of the Ministry of Employment. It is composed of professionals in the profession concerned by the qualification. (Art. R 338-6 of the Education Code)

Total validation (all blocks of competences validated by the jury) or partial validation (certain blocks validated), issuance of a professional title or a certificate of achievement for partial blocks.

Pedagogical and technical means :

The training takes place in our technical workshops dedicated to energy maintenance.

Teaching methods and means: practical exercises, study of concrete cases, putting into perspective the activities carried out in the company with the activities carried out in the training center.

Educational systems dedicated to energy maintenance, positive and negative cold room, air conditioner, reversible air/water heat pump, thermal solar collectors, oil and gas boiler, wood pellets, cogenerator, water treatment facilities, science laboratory

A computer room equipped with 14 PCs is available for technological research.

A "classic" classroom is also used when necessary.

Opportunities, professions, jobs

Sectors of activity :

- commercial refrigeration: maintaining the cold chain in their point of sale,
- semi-industrial refrigeration: storage of foodstuffs and small industrial processes,
- refrigeration installations in professional kitchens for restaurants and hotels,
- comfort air conditioning,
for construction, installation, maintenance and operation activities

Type of jobs available:

Refrigeration technician; Refrigeration and air-conditioning technician; Refrigeration and air-conditioning installation operator; Refrigeration and air-conditioning installation repairer; Refrigeration and air-conditioning technician; Refrigeration and air-conditioning maintenance technician.

Indicators of success:

  • Successful completion of previous year 90,90% 90,90%
  • Continued studies NC% OF STUDENTS NC% OF STUDENTS
  • Break in course NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% NC% OF THE TOTAL
  • Integration into the workforce NC% OF STUDENTS NC% OF STUDENTS

Competency blocks:

The course is based on teaching methods centered on individualization.

We choose a pedagogical strategy that aims to :

To individualize the courses by proposing to each person a personalized course,
To develop autonomy by making our trainees actors of their learning,
To develop the technological culture, by integrating all the components, including those in connection with the safety on the workstation,
To develop attitudes, methods and professional rigour.
The course phases and individualized case studies are validated by the referent trainer through collaborative work in small groups.
The practical work phases are evaluated individually by the referent trainer who records the results in a portfolio of skills.
Supervised time on TD and practical work is also provided to prepare for the title
. A computer room is available for the constitution of the internship report and activity report in the company), necessary for the passage of the CAP MV.

Monitoring arrangements:

The course is based on teaching methods centered on individualization.

We choose a pedagogical strategy that aims to :

To individualize the courses by proposing to each person a personalized course,
To develop autonomy by making our trainees actors of their learning,
To develop the technological culture, by integrating all the components, including those in connection with the safety on the workstation,
To develop attitudes, methods and professional rigour.
The course phases and individualized case studies are validated by the referent trainer through collaborative work in small groups.
The practical work phases are evaluated individually by the referent trainer who records the results in a portfolio of skills.
Supervised time on TD and practical work is also provided to prepare for the title
. A computer room is available for the constitution of the internship report and activity report in the company), necessary for the passage of the CAP MV.

This form was updated on September 17, 2021