ACR Journal

CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai 13 acrjournal.uk EDUCATION Available courses at the Grimsby Institute • Basic Air Conditioning Installation and Commissioning • Introduction to Air to Water Heat Pumps • City & Guilds 6090-50 Standard Refrigeration Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Engineering Technician • City & Guilds 6090-30 Level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning • City & Guilds 6187 Hydrocarbon Safe Handling A special thank you to the following organisations who have donated equipment or resources: • Air Conditioning Accessories / Yellow Jacket - Donation of digital gauges and sponsoring the department’s Most Improved Apprentice of the Year award. • Airedale – Donation of a 26 kW close control system with humidity control • AMP Air - Donation of Panasonic air conditioning systems • Aspen Pumps Group - Donation of a wide range of tools, pumps & cleaning products air conditioning accessories • Cool Solutions Distribution - For donating various Toshiba Air conditioning systems • Institute of Refrigeration - For supporting our apprentices with free introductory membership to the IOR • Kriwan - Donation of motor protection modules and oil management • TQ Environmental - Donation of fixed and handheld refrigerant leak detection systems Training the next generation “My college experience so far has been very educational and exciting; the tutors at Grimsby Institute are very helpful and have a lot of experience. The practical side of the course is enjoyable and informative. One of our tasks was a single-phase rig build where you can braze, silver solder, pipe an evaporator and build a single-phase panel from scratch using a wiring diagram you draw yourself. Tasks are also made more exciting by turning them into a competition where you can win prizes that are tool-related – very helpful for when you start building up your tool bag. I am currently in my second year of the course and have already seen so many changes and advances both in and out of the classroom.” Jacob Clunan - Year 2 JGR Refrigeration & Air Conditioning “The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning course at the Grimsby Institute is great. Tutors such as Mark Denford and Jason Clark give every student who attends the best chance of being the best in our field. The facilities are currently being improved with new units, tools, and other important equipment. I think it is a good course all round. I’m hoping to achieve my goals and get my Level 3 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.” Harry White - Year 2 Climate Control “Since I’ve started at the Grimsby Institute, it has helped me become much more confident when working on sites overall. Especially in electrical fault finding, with learning how to read electrical diagrams and putting this into practice on equipment in the workshop. Training how to find an electrical fault that has been put on the system has built up my knowledge and confidence. Without Grimsby Institute I would have struggled on sites as it’s helped me learn and understand about electrics and how to work safely. I now feel much more capable when problem solving faults as I understand how each component in refrigeration works.” Adam Dart - Year 3 JD Cooling systems, air conditioning, close control systems, tools, magazine subscriptions, free memberships from the Institute of Refrigeration, talks from REFCOM around F-gas legislation and Kriwan about the importance of motor protection. It provides our students with the best possible chance of developing whilst here and gives them familiarisation of brands and organisations from the industry.” The future looks bright for the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning department at the Grimsby Institute. Denford and his team are working hard to develop the service they can provide whilst also focusing on the small areas sometimes overlooked, such as maintenance, electrical testing stations and modern system integration methods. With the majority of students now originating from air conditioning backgrounds, it is the training sta¢’s intention to produce qualified students that have been taught “old fashioned values with advanced techniques”, providing a “logical approach to familiarisation”. Newly installed star-delta and direct online electrical panels Michael Haslam, Year 1, JD Cooling