These courses meet the requirements of WorkSafe as a course of instruction suitable for gaining an approved filler compliance certificate.  

On successful completion of your course, you will be issued with an approved filler licence card and certificate issued by a Compliance Certifier.

We are excited to announce our commitment to continued professional development (CPD) through the commissioning of an independent review to identify where additional resource is required. 

Dedicated CPD funding will be made available to support the outcomes of this review and may be used to enable initiatives such as: course content development, increased trainer capacity to support the transition to a regulated licensed workforce, and, or the creation of an programme to assess current competency and skills within the HVACR sector.   

The first step is to understand both current strengths and opportunities and to develop a plan to address these.  Please contact us using the link below with any questions.

­­Do you want to shorten your apprenticeship in refrigeration and air conditioning?

You could find yourself installing an air conditioning system in an office building one day and then fixing a commercial freezer on a fishing boat the next.

Learn the practical skills you need to become a refrigeration and air conditioning technician. If you don't already have an apprenticeship, study this programme to cut your apprenticeship off-the-job learning by up to a year.

The facts: New Zealand needs more refrigeration technicians and qualified fillers - and as awareness of synthetic refrigerant damage grows, so will demand. The sky's the limit.

Under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, anyone handling or recovering compressed gases must hold an Approved Filler Test Certificate. Most refrigerants are classified as compressed gases, with some (like propane and butane) also classed as hazardous substances. Bottom line: nearly everyone working with refrigerants legally requires this certification.

Cool-Safe partners with training providers meeting national qualification standards. Learn more from your employer, WorkSafe, or contact us directly.

Cool-Safe is working with industry to ensure everyone providing refrigeration services really knows and really cares. We're developing a recognition scheme for companies and technicians handling synthetic refrigerants to demonstrate appropriate training, qualifications and registration.

Then customers and environmentally conscious people across Aotearoa can select from the Cool-Safe directory, confident they're choosing the right people doing things the right way.