Category: Hydraulics and Refrigeration

Air Conditioning Basics

This course is aimed at technicians in the air conditioning industry to improve and update service skills, coupled with an understanding of the principles of air-conditioning. This course covers the practical skills and knowledge necessary for the City & Guilds 2078 in Refrigerant Handling.

City & Guilds 2079 Level 2 Award in F-Gas and ODS Regulations

Banff and Buchan College is approved by City and Guilds to train and assess candidates for the C&G 2079 (Level 2 Award in F-Gas and ODS Regulations). This qualification is aimed at any engineer who does or may work with refregeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment and meets the competence and training requirements of UK and EU regulations. Regulations now require that all engineers who handle HFC refrigerants have this qualification or the CITB equivalent. All engineers who currently hold Safe Handling 2078 must up-date to the new EU 2079 by July 2011

City & Guilds Refrigerant Handling 2078 Parts 3 and 4 (Anhydrous Ammonia NH3)

This exam is for aimed at all refrigeration engineers who in the process of their duties must be competent in handling ammonia. They must also show their awareness of the hazards of using such refrigerants to themselves, to other people and to the environment.

Introduction to Domestic Refrigeration

This course is ideal for junior apprentices and non-technical personnel in commercial or industrial sectors using refrigeration or air conditioning equipment. An understanding of refrigeration will help all those who come into contact with refrigeration systems and equipment.

Introduction to Principles of Refrigeration

This short course is aimed at technicians, to provide them with an insight into the principles of refrigeration, the correct operation of the system to optimise running costs and the safety and environmental issues facing the industry.

Maintenance of Refrigeration Plant

This course is aimed at all maintenance staff, to provide them with an insight into the principles of refrigeration, the correct operation of the system to optimise running costs and the safety and nvironmental issues currently facing the industry.

Refrigeration: Basic Fault Finding/Troubleshooting

This course is designed for staff with some refrigeration experience, as the course requires the ability to read schematics and understand basic principles (Introduction to Refrigeration completion). The aim of the course is to provide greater understanding for those with basic skills and a hands on approach to assembly, testing and fault finding of refrigeration systems.

Basic Pneumatics

This course is designed for technical field staff and those people who need to have an underpinning working knowledge of pneumatic systems and the safe use of pneumatic components within a system.

Hydraulics 1

This course is designed for personnel, technical staff and those people who require a working knowledge of hydraulic systems and the safe use of hydraulic components within a system. Level of previous knowledge required - minimal

Hydraulics 2

This course is designed for staff with previous experience of hydraulics, as the course requires the ability to read schematics of hydraulics and understand basic principles (Basic Hydraulics completion). The aim of the course is to provide enhanced understanding for those with basic skills and a hands on approach to assembly, testing and fault finding of hydraulic systems.

Electro Hydraulics

This is a practical and theoretical based course for those who are employed in an engineering discipline. This course aims to develop skills in electro hydraulics and to give delegates an understanding of the fundamental components and circuits used in hydraulic control systems.

Hydraulic Assembly Techniques (Basic)

Aimed at more advanced technical workshop and field staff and those people who need to know the recommended basic methods for the planning, layout and manufacture of a hydraulic system utilising solid & flexible pipework.

The course will enhance the skills of those with basic hydraulic skills and will provide a hands-on approach to planning, layout and manufacture principles of hydraulics systems. It will also give an understanding of the procedures and terminology for the design, preparation and manufacture of systems using a range of equipment from laptop computers, standard industry components to specialised assembly tools.