Air Conditioning Inspector Training

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections)(England and Wales) Regulations 2007 require inspection of all air conditioning systems with rated outputs over 12 kW at intervals not greater than 5 years.  Similar regulations in Northern Ireland have the same requirements.

This training will explain how to undertake such inspections in complex buildings and refer to CIBSE TM44: Inspection of Air Conditioning Systems and the Occupational Standard. Those who have completed the training and are accredited by CIBSE will be able to undertake such inspections. Go to the CIBSE Energy Centre website for details on how to apply to become accredited as an air conditioning inspector.

Those trained and subsequently accredited by CIBSE Certification will be able to carry out inspections of both complex and simple system.

In Scotland the requirements for inspection are set out in the Scottish Building Regulations.  They require inspection no less often than every 5 years.  Additional guidance, in the form of a short addendum to CIBSE TM44 details the regulations and the requirements specific to Scotland.

Accreditation through the Approval of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) route requires that all applicants have a minimum of 2 years out of the last 5 in building services and air conditioning designing, installing or maintenance.

By completing the expression of interest form your eligibility to progress through the APEL application route will be confirmed but not guaranteed.  You may wish to avoid incurring costs before being confirmed as eligible for the APEL application route. (Please send completed form to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

If you need help to identify whether or not you are likely to be admitted under the APEL route please call the CIBSE Certification team on 020 8675 5211.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they can fulfil 100% of the National Occupational Standard (NOS) before they can become registered as an Air Conditioning Inspector.  The CIBSE Energy Centre website has more detailed information on what is required.

Training costs

Members rate:  £240+VAT*

Non-members rate: £255+VAT*

Training dates

London - 13th May 2013 - Click here to book

* The cost for this training includes a copy of the CIBSE TM44 publication.

Course Content

Introduction

• Scope of the inspection required by the EPD Regulations
• Factors affecting air conditioning system efficiency
• Provision of advice
• Preparation for the inspection
• Energy consumption metering
• Extent of the inspection
• Guidance on good practice inspection and maintenance
• Appropriate forms of inspection procedure

Inspection of packaged cooling systems

• Checklist of pre-inspection information
• Inspection process for packaged systems
• Reporting
• Inspection checklist

Inspection of centralised systems

• Checklist of pre-inspection information
• Inspection process for centralised systems
• Reporting
• Inspection checklists

Assessing equipment sizing in relation to the cooling load

• Estimating loads for packaged systems
• Estimating loads for larger installations
• Assessment of cooling capacity