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Course Overview
Intakes
2025 Intake
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| 07/04/2025 | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| 22/09/2025 | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
About this course
Do you work in an automotive service and repair business? Expand your skillset with this course in automotive air conditioning.
Designed to reflect the role of qualified technicians, this three-day course will give you the skills to perform a broad range of servicing and repair tasks on a variety of automotive air conditioning systems in the automotive retail, service and repair industry.
A Certificate II in Automotive Air Conditioning Technology covers a range of automotive service skills and retail and repair knowledge.
You’ll learn how to identify, diagnose, service and repair automotive air-conditioning systems in vehicles including degassing, evacuating and charging air-conditioning systems with refrigerant gas all in accordance with government ARC regulations.
Career Opportunities
This course is designed for a qualified technician or an apprentice employed in the automotive industry to be able to apply for a Refrigeration Handlers Licence from the Australian Refrigeration Council.
Opportunities for Further Study
Skills or Knowledge gained
Students will learn how to identify, diagnose, service and repair automotive air-conditioning systems in vehicles. Including degassing, evacuating and charging air-conditioning systems with refrigerant gas all in accordance with government ARC regulations.
Entry Requirements
Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes
Mandatory entry requirements:
A student must be a qualified technician or in their final year of apprenticeship employed in the automotive industry.
Limitations to course Entry:
Non-qualified Automotive Technicians cannot be enrolled in this course as they will not hold the prerequisite units
Minimum Industry Requirement
Not applicable.
Licensing/Regulatory Requirements
Will this course/qualification or a constituent unit provide a pathway to an industry licence or regulated outcome: true
on completion student needs to apply for an ARTIC gas handlers licence via ARTIC website
Qualifications and Recognition - 2025
Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to receive the Certificate II in Automotive Air Conditioning Technology.
Work Placement - 2025
Does this course require placement?: No
Further Information - 2025
Fees
| Fees and charges | Government subsidised concession | Government subsidised | Full-fee paying student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum full course tuition fee* (GST exempt) | $141.45 | $707.25 | $3,984.75 |
| Materials fee* (GST exempt) | $247.45 | $247.45 | $247.45 |
| Total | $388.90 | $954.70 | $4,232.20 |
VET Student Loans
Not Applicable for this course
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Assessment
The assessment for each course varies. It may include knowledge questions, practical skills tasks, projects, research work, on the job assessment, etc. Your assessor or educator will provide specific information on the requirements for your course.
You can expect that:
- assessment methods are clear
- assessment tasks are relevant and meet the requirements of your course
- assessor or educator demonstrate fairness and lack of bias when assessing your work
- educators will provide open and honest feedback about assessment tasks.