HAL Training Services Ltd

Located in Doncaster, HAL Training Services are a City & Guilds and Construction Skills approved training centre. Our highly qualified and very experienced instructors are assessors for the Construction Skills Safe Handling of Refrigerants/Ammonia and Pipework and Brazing (Commercial and Industrial), as well as City & Guilds 2078/2079, Units 001/002 Handling Refrigerants, and Units 003 and 004 Handling Ammonia. As well as being approved providers of City & Guilds and Construction Skills training, we are preferred suppliers for the Career Transition partnership and are ELCAS registered.

In addition to providing training at our premises in Doncaster, we can deliver some courses at your company premises. Please contact us for details.

We have provided training for individuals, small companies, large organisations and even multi-national organisations, including Alfred McAlpine, BAE Systems, Carlsberg UK Ltd, Cooplands, George S Hall, G K Industrial, Grampian Country Foods, IMI Cornelius (UK) Ltd, Johnson Controls, Kane Foods Ltd, Lincat Ltd, Moody PLC, Nestle (UK) Ltd, Organon Laboratories Ltd, Project Air Ltd, Remploy Ltd, Stena Drilling Ltd, The Guardian Newspaper Group, the Ministry of Defence and the Co-operative.

Air Conditioning Courses

The air conditioning and refrigeration industry is a relatively young one, having been developing since the late nineteenth century, and is still very much an industry of growth. This growth means that every year, more employment opportunities open up for personnel wanting to enter the field of refrigeration.

Our air conditioning and refrigeration courses cover servicing, maintenance, recovery and repair, pipework and brazing, principles, safe refrigerant handling and installing systems. Certification includes a HAL certificate, City & Guilds 2079 safe handling of refrigerants or Construction Skills version (Theory & Practical), and Construction Skills Pipework & Brazing (Theory & Practical).

Refrigeration Courses

For suitably qualified personnel with responsibilities in the installation, servicing and maintenance of refrigeration systems, we have Construction Skills Safe Handling of Refrigerants courses of 5 days, 2 days and 1 day in length.

Assessments are performed to standards accepted by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB), and consist of 45 multiple choice questions over a period of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

These courses cover basic thermodynamics and indirect leakage checking principles, environmental impact of refrigerants and corresponding environmental regulations, records and commissioning data requirements, leakage checks, handling, storage, transportation and disposal, compressor, condenser and evaporator function and leakage risks, HCFC refrigerants and Montreal Protocol, and hazards.

Safe Handling Of Ammonia Courses

For people with refrigeration experience on ammonia plants who are looking for reassessment, or new candidates who have regular refrigeration experience, we have an ammonia assessment course.

The date of the course can be set to suit the learner/employer's requirements, and there is no need to send staff away for training. Other benefits include the use of your own systems, to improve understanding, and value for money.

Please contact us to book the course or find out more.

Pipe Work & Brazing Course

Our pipe work and brazing (industrial or commercial) assessment course is made for people with knowledge of refrigeration systems, recovery equipment, instruments, tools and components. The course spans two days and is designed to meet the requirements of Construction Skills.

The course covers the E.P.A.'s requirements, safe lighting up and shutting down of brazing torches, setting up oxygen free nitrogen purging equipment, use of swaging tools on copper tubing, pressure/leak testing to BS EN 378, and internal joint examination.

Objectives of this course are to understand the E.P.A.'s requirements regarding refrigeration pipe work, demonstrate the ability to purge, swage and braze joints, examine joints to assure cleanliness and penetration, and ensure that candidates are proficient with the necessary special tools and equipment.

Electrical Courses

Our 5 day City & Guilds 2394 and 2395 course provides the technical knowledge and practical training for 2394-01 Initial Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations, and 2395-01 Periodic Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations. This course covers electricity at work regulations, initial inspection and testing, safe isolation, testing sequence, completion of certificates, resistance of conductors, periodic inspection and testing, completion of installation reports, thermographic surveying and more.

Other electrical courses include 2 Days Portable Appliance Testing, 4 Day City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition & Part P Building Regulations, and 3 Day City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition IEE Wire Regulations Training & Assessment Course.

Welder Qualification Courses

The 10 day TUV ASME IX course caters for all the main types of welding process, including MIG/MAG, MMA, TIG and flux core. This course is focused on what you require, and is designed with you to assure that the best results are achieved in the available time.

This course has been very successful in training people from novice to experienced, and is perfect for anyone considering welding as an exciting change in direction. A top class welder coding certificate is the ideal way to prove your welding skills to future employers.

Other welding courses include 5 Days BS4872 MMA, TIG and MIG Welder Qualifications.

City & Guilds Courses

City & Guilds courses that we offer include 5 Days City & Guilds 2394 & 2395 (single or combination course), 5 Day City & Guilds Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment, 4 Day City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition & Part P Building Regulations, 3 Day City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition IEE Wire Regulations Training & Assessment Course, 2 Days Safe Handling Of Ammonia Assessment Course, 1 Day City & Guilds Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment, and 2 Day City & Guilds Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment.

CITB Construction Skills Courses

Construction Skills courses include 5 Day Construction Skills Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment, 2 Days Construction Skills Pipe Work & Brazing (Industrial) Course, 2 Days Construction Skills Pipe Work & Brazing (Commercial) Course, 2 Days Construction Skills Safe Handling Of Ammonia Assessment Course, 1 Day Construction Skills Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment, and 2 Day Construction Skills Safe Handling of Refrigerants Training & Assessment.