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Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning & refrigeration


ENVCP - Ventilation & air conditioning for the competent person (HTM 03)

Duration
5 days

Accreditation
The course is BTEC accredited.

Who will benefit?
All grades of staff and managers involved with commissioning, maintaining or operating air-conditioning and ventilation plant either by direct labour or via contractors. This is an introductory course.

Infection control staff will also find this course useful in deepening their understanding of the subject.

Aim
To enable staff to monitor, test and maintain plant; to specify plant components and to interpret jargon.

Objectives
Delegates will acquire the skills and knowledge to:
  • State the purposes of ventilation and list the criteria for judging appropriate rates of ventilation
  • List statutory requirements and sources of guidance
  • State the requirement for fire dampers in ventilation systems
  • Measure airflow and humidity in ducts and at air terminal devices, using a variety of instruments
  • Carry out proportional balancing of a simple system and state the process for a complex system
  • Identify the essential components of an air-conditioning system
  • List any problems associated with steam humidifiers and explain how these may be overcome
  • List the types of filters in use and methods for determining efficiency and replacement periods
  • Describe different types of water circuits used in air-conditioning systems

Other information
The course is a combination of classroom and practical work. Practical work will be carried out on our own low velocity plant, however the principles taught within the course equally apply to the wide variety of plant in current usage.

What next?
Delegates may wish to consider attending:

ENVAP - Ventilation and air conditioning for the authorised person

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