Engineering Institute of Technology

Course Level

Certificate IV

Related Careers

Professional Certificate of Competency in Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need to understand how to maintain and troubleshoot HVAC systems. This course is designed for engineers and technicians from a wide range of abilities and backgrounds. It will provide an excellent introduction to the fundamentals of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. It begins with a review of psychrometric charts and then examines the factors that influence design choices, indoor air quality, load calculations, and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
EIT ONLINE	Online/Off-campus - 3 months	N/A	N/A

Structure

12 Modules

Subjects

Introduction to HVAC
Psychrometry
Requirements of Comfort Air Conditioning
Heating and Cooling Load Calculation Procedure
HVAC Systems
Variable Air Volume (Vav) Systems
Duct Design, Air Flow and Its Distribution
Insulation of Air-Conditioning Systems and Air-Conditioning Equipment
Refrigeration
Controls and Instrumentation
Installation, Commissioning, Operation, Testing and Maintenance
Fault Finding and Troubleshooting and Greenhouse Effect and Future Refrigerants

Entry requirements

To obtain a certificate of completion for EITs Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars. Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance. In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes. If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.