The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has intervened to close down a number of sub-standard training courses recently.
Sub-standard courses have no place in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) industry or as part of the ARCTick licence scheme.
Two courses being delivered in Victoria by an interstate training body were shut down due to the non-licensed handling and storage of refrigerant–clear breaches of the Ozone Regulations–as well as training quality issues.
In addition, a Certificate III RAC course being delivered in Western Australia is under investigation by the training regulator, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) after ARC submitted a complaint over the legitimacy of the advertised duration to complete the qualification. ASQA has since confirmed to ARC that they are “now implementing appropriate regulatory action against the provider as a result of ARC’s complaint.”
“ARC has shown that by partnering with ASQA and acting on complaints raised to us by our members, we can rid the industry of dodgy training courses,” ARC CEO, Glenn Evans, said.
“Appropriate qualifications are the cornerstone of the ARCTick licence scheme and, on behalf of our 80,000 licensed members, ARC will keep up the pressure on training bodies to deliver our quality courses for our quality industry.”
If anyone has any concerns about the quality of training in the RAC sector, contact details for ARC can be found here.
This story was provided courtesy of the ARC and was edited slightly prior to publication.