Courses and training
In this section, you will find digital course material on the main themes of refrigeration, as well as a section dedicated to certification courses in the fields of refrigeration and air-conditioning. We invite you to check with the training organisations the exact content of the certifications issued.
Latest courses
Digital course material
Overview of refrigeration
IIR courses:
Other courses:
Manual for Refrigeration Servicing Technicians (PNUE, 2010)
Refrigerants
IIR courses:
Other courses:
Courses on alternative refrigerants proposed by the European programme Real Alternatives, available after free registration:
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Introduction to Alternative Refrigerants - safety, efficiency, reliability and good practice (updated 2018)
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Safety and risk management for using alternative refrigerants (new 2018)
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Design differences for alternative refrigerants (updated 2018)
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Containment of alternative refrigerants (updated 2018)
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Service and maintenance checklist for alternative refrigerants (updated 2018)
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Retrofitting existing systems with low GWP refrigerants (updated 2018)
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Legislation and regulation checklist (updated 2018)
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Measuring the cost of leakage of alternative refrigerants (updated 2018)
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Guidance on giving advice to customers for reducing leakage (updated 2018)
Cryogenics
Other courses:
European Cryogenics Course 2022
- Superconductivity & cryogenics
- Compact cryocooler developments
- Fundamentals of cryocoolers
- Dilution refrigerators
Air conditioning
IIR course:
Cold chain
IIR course:
Other courses:
Courses proposed by the European programme Supersmart :
- Eco-friendly Supermarkets - an Overview
- How to build a new Eco-friendly Supermarket
- Eco Friendly Operation and Maintenance of Supermarkets
- EU Ecolabel for Food retail stores
Heat pumps, energy recovery
IIR courses:
Thermodynamics and transfer process
Other courses selected by Commission B2:
- The Basics of Transport Phenomena (by TU Delft, 2015).
- Advanced Transport Phenomena (by TU Delft, 2016).
- Thermodynamique appliquée* (by Souheila Mellari, University of Mentouri, Algeria, 2022).
Refrigerating equipment
Other courses selected by STID:
- Les échangeurs de chaleur* (by Souheila Mellari, University of Mentouri, Algeria, 2023).
- Installations frigorifiques* (by Souheila Mellari, University of Mentouri, Algeria, 2022).
- Magnetic refrigeration (by Souheila Mellari, University of Mentouri, Algeria, 2022).
Certification training programmes
Courses from our partners
- GIZ, Germany: Programme of courses
- "Refrigerated Transport Technology" (9 October 2023, Wageningen Academy, the Netherlands) (also available online)
- "Postharvest Technology" (10 October 2023, Wageningen Academy, the Netherlands)
- Courses from Centro Studi Galileo, (Italy)
- Diploma courses from ISHRAE (India)
- Training catalogue provided by the AIRAH (Australia)
- Courses proposed by the University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Summerschool IRCC (Germany and USA)
- Catalogue of training provided by CEMAFROID (France)
- Catalogue of training provided by la RPF-Formation (France)
Other organisations
In Europe:
- Shecco, 2017: List of organisations providing training courses related to natural refrigerants in Europe
- AREA, 2017: List of institutions providing training courses on low GWP refrigerants in Europe
- S'approprier les exigences du règlement F-gaz, formation du Centre national de prévention et de protection (France)
- Airedale, United Kingdom: Training brochure on refrigeration and air conditioning
- BESA training, United Kingdom: List of courses
- Ellis Training, United Kingdom: List of courses
- Logic 4 Training, United Kingdom: List of courses
- Programme of the Refrigeration and Cryogenics Master at Wroclaw University (Poland)
In Africa:
Programme of courses provided by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA, South Africa)
In Asia:
Refrigeration courses listed by Sulekha (India)
North America:
- List of courses proposed by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (USA)
- List of courses proposed by Festo Didactic (USA)
- Courses proposed by the Refrigeration School (USA)
- List of courses proposed by the Hillphoenix Learning Center (USA)
- Seminar on air conditioning and refrigeration proposed by NTT Training (USA)
- Courses on air conditioning and refrigeration provided by Meridian Technology Center (USA)
- List of courses proposed by Herzing College (Canada)
In Oceania:
Course on refrigeration and air conditioning, accredited by the Australian government
Online:
*These courses are only available in French.
The courses described in bold are not available for free.