Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician to refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already meets 48% of what the refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.2/ 100
1 How much of what a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician is expected to do is already part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- handle refrigerant transfer pumps
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- install air conditioning device
What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held handle refrigerant transfer pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install air conditioning device constructing
- already held install refrigeration equipment constructing
- already held perform refrigerant leak checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install ventilation equipment constructing
All 24 carried skills, including the 22 the refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn install heat pump required
- still to learn install insulation material required
- still to learn operate soldering equipment required
- still to learn operate welding equipment required
- still to learn perform test run required
- still to learn prepare copper gas-lines pipes required
- optional, not held install in-floor and in-wall heating optional
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
- still to learn maintain air conditioning systems required
- still to learn maintain electrical equipment required
- still to learn maintain electronic equipment required
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
- still to learn consult technical resources required
- still to learn measure electrical characteristics required
- still to learn record test data required
- optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- still to learn operate hand drill required
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 consult technical resources practise this
- 02 electrical wiring plans study this
- 03 electricity study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held handle refrigerant transfer pumps skill
- already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held install air conditioning device skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts skill
- already held install refrigeration equipment skill
- already held install ventilation equipment skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held lay pipe installation skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held operate climate control skill
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform refrigerant leak checks skill
- already held refrigerants knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
- already held thermodynamics knowledge
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held drain hazardous liquids skill
- already held lead a team skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
- optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held install in-floor and in-wall heating optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
16 held skills the refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on fitted ventilation systems skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
- not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
- not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role install firestops skill
- not needed by the target role install heating boiler skill
- not needed by the target role install heating furnace skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role types of heat pumps knowledge
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
Other moves recorded from heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician become a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already covers 48% of what a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 22 of which the refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician role treats as required.
What skills does a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician need to become a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician?
18 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is consult technical resources.
How hard is the move from heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician to refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician?
Its learning distance is 62.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.