by jbs071309d3 — July 20, 2009—The U.K.’s Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) have issued a joint statement on air conditioning inspection training, warning potential trainees that they may not be able to be accredited to work as air conditioning inspectors after undergoing certain training, and advising facilities managers to ensure the inspectors they utilize are well qualified.
CIBSE and HVCA found out that a number of training organizations are offering air conditioning inspector training based on a proposed ABBE diploma in air conditioning inspection, which the organizations point out has not been accredited by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) as a suitable qualification.
CIBSE and HVCA note that candidates for training courses are not being required to have any previous experience or qualifications. The organizations note that this is a serious cause for concern as the National Occupational Standard upon which the diploma is said to be based is written on the assumption that those being accredited will have at least two years’ previous experience of working with air conditioning systems.
CIBSE Low Carbon Energy Assessors are trained and accredited to produce Display Energy Certificates and Energy Performance Certificates, and to carry out inspections of complex air conditioning systems. For further information on becoming an assessor or to find an accredited assessor, please visit the CIBSE Web site.
