From heating technician to refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
12 of the 40 essential skills of a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician are already essential for a heating technician — about 30% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 28
- would be new
- 30%
- of the target job covered
- 40
- essential skills of a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
What a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician does
Refrigeration air condition and heat pump technicians have the competence and ability to safely and satisfactory perform design, pre-assembling, installation, putting into operation, commissioning, operating, in-service inspection, leakage checking, general maintenance, circuit maintenance, decommissioning, removing, reclaiming, recycling refrigerant and dismantling of refrigeration, air condition and heat pump systems, equipment or appliance, and to work with electrical, electrotechnical and electronical components of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- consult technical resources
- install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- record test data
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- thermodynamics
- use measurement instruments
- use testing equipment
What would be new
28 skillsEssential for a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician and not for a heating technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- handle refrigerant transfer pumps
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- install air conditioning device
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install heat pump
- install insulation material
- install refrigeration equipment
- install ventilation equipment
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- lay pipe installation
- maintain air conditioning systems
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- measure electrical characteristics
- mechanics
- operate climate control
- operate hand drill
- perform refrigerant leak checks
- prepare copper gas-lines pipes
- refrigerants
- test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits
Other moves from heating technician
2 roles- heating and ventilation service installer15 skills in common
- forge equipment technician10 skills in common
← heating technicianrefrigeration air condition and heat pump technician →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.