AREMA and UNEP, supported by the Australian government, have commenced a project to help Pacific Island countries improve their training capacity on good servicing practices for refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) equipment.
As a key part of the Montreal Protocol’s HCFC phase-out (which covers R22), 13 trainers from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Samoa have attended Box Hill Institute in Melbourne to get support in improving training offered in each of their countries.
The trainees benefited from the development and deployment of training pods, which include both a split system air conditioner and a refrigeration display cabinet. By incorporating this equipment, which is in use throughout the Pacific region in increasing numbers, the training also focuses on how to safely work with flammable refrigerants – both R32 and hydrocarbons.
The pods will be provided to Pacific Island countries to help deliver high-quality training.
AREMA members Daikin and Danfoss provided equipment at no cost to ensure trainees worked on new, high-efficiency equipment.
