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Refrigeration Training · COCH Kraków
One-day intensive stational course in Kraków (theory + practice in COCH laboratory).
Course price (net)
800 zł net
The price includes proprietary training materials, printed refrigeration tables, full catering, and free parking at the center.
Training price listThe "Basics of Refrigeration" course is directed at people starting their career in refrigeration and those wanting to structure and supplement their existing knowledge.
Our training is an excellent, comprehensive preparation to enter the dynamically developing refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump industry. The course program uniquely combines theoretical lectures with intensive laboratory workshops on modern stands in COCH Kraków training rooms.
The training is dedicated to people who deal or intend to deal with the design, construction, installation, inspection, testing and commissioning, operation, maintenance, repair, and decommissioning of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump installations. Participation in our course guarantees gaining knowledge that fully accounts for current legal requirements regarding waste management and handling of controlled substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases).
For enterprises sending their employees, this training is a reliable way to quickly raise personnel competencies in the design, assembly, and maintenance of refrigeration systems, which translates into work safety and compliance with strict legal requirements. For technicians from other industries, it is the easiest path to re-qualifying.
The condition for booking a spot in the chosen training is making a prepayment at least 3 business days before the planned start of the course. The training price includes all professional proprietary training materials, complete technical documentation, catering (a full, two-course warm restaurant lunch), a permanent coffee buffet with snacks, and free, secure parking at the COCH Kraków center.
Target groups
Anyone who wants to enter the refrigeration and HVAC industry from scratch and gain a solid, reliable knowledge base.
Technical employees aiming to improve and structure their practical and diagnostic skills.
Personnel responsible for regular technical inspections, service, and maintenance of air conditioners and refrigeration units.
Specialists wanting to supplement their knowledge of modern refrigeration technologies, environmental parameters, and refrigerants.
Pupils and students who want to gain practical skills on actual laboratory and research equipment.
People who want to understand the environmental impact of refrigeration systems, refrigerant recovery rules, and efficiency issues.
The course program fully accounts for the requirements of the F-gas Act and refrigeration waste management procedures.
By choosing training at the Central Refrigeration Center COCH in Kraków, you are guaranteed to learn according to current, strict legal and technical standards. Key regulatory benefits include:
Accredited Center
The acquired knowledge will help you establish a strong position in the industry and will be key preparation for F-Gas certification.
COCH is the only specialized refrigeration institute in Poland with its own accredited research laboratories (PCA AB 308). This guarantees exceptional educational benefits:
Our trainers are refrigeration engineers who design, test, and certify refrigeration systems for the whole of Europe on a daily basis.
We issue state, industry-recognized certificates of course completion from COCH, which is a valued and credible asset in your CV.
Intensive 1-day course combining 9 key theoretical blocks with 5 modules of practical workshop exercises.
Introduction to thermodynamics, terms and definitions: heat, temperature, pressure, phase transitions (evaporation, condensation).
General principles of refrigeration system operations, diagram and discussion of the reverse thermodynamic cycle.
Refrigerant flow through main system elements: evaporator, compressor, condenser, and expansion valve.
Methods for determining pressure, temperature, and physical state of the refrigerant in pipelines (liquid, wet vapor, superheated vapor).
Typical irregularities in refrigeration system operations, symptom recognition, and methods of elimination.
Construction, operating principle, and functions of compressors, condensers, evaporators, expansion valves, and control fittings.
Maintenance and diagnostic operations necessary for safe and reliable system operation.
Classification of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, their specifics, temperature ranges, and main applications.
System charging, commissioning procedure, operating parameter checks, piping installation, and refrigerant recovery methods.
Practical electrical measurements of hermetic and semi-hermetic compressor windings, analysis of result correctness.
Detailed analysis of compressor design of different types using cross-sections and models, discussion of protective automation components.
Pressure measurements in the system, determining saturation temperatures, calculating and interpreting superheat and subcooling.
Operation of recovery stations, dual-valve cylinders, and electronic scales, practical refrigerant recovery, and weight-based charging.
Fault diagnostics on test stands, simulation of refrigeration and electrical faults, and analysis of case studies.
Over 80 years of research and teaching experience and modern workshop infrastructure.
We conduct practical classes on working models of compressors, recovery stations, and professional manometer sets.
We combine reliable theoretical lectures with independent measurements and service routines in the lab.
The training is conducted by outstanding specialists, authors of textbooks and research procedures in the field of refrigeration.
We provide every participant with a delicious, two-course warm restaurant lunch and an unlimited coffee buffet with snacks.
A closed, monitored parking lot at the COCH center in Kraków is completely free for all training participants.
All participants receive a printed set of proprietary technical materials, guidelines, and refrigeration tables on the day of the course.
Convenient forms of payment by bank transfer or cash.
The training fee should be paid as prepayment at least 3 business days before the course start to the following COCH bank account:
Registration procedures, requirements, and organizational support from COCH
We make sure that the application and participation process is simple, clear, and fully comfortable:
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Refrigeration Training Registration Form
Required application to book a spot on the course
Register of certificates
Official registry of issued certificates and training proofs
The training ends with issuing an official COCH certificate.
Upon successful completion of the 1-day training, each participant receives an official, state-recognized certificate of course completion issued by the Central Refrigeration Center COCH in Kraków. This document is highly respected among employers in the HVACR industry and is a reliable confirmation of gaining key professional competencies.
Industry Recognized Credential
A certificate of completion of refrigeration training is an official engineering document issued by the Central Refrigeration Center COCH in Kraków. It proves the candidate is well-versed in thermodynamics, mechanical setups, electrical parameters, and environmental safety measures including F-Gas and EN 378 compliance.
Download, fill out, and send the registration form to szkolenia@coch.pl and make a prepayment 3 days before the date.
Participate in intensive stational training in Kraków. Master the operation of manometers, compressors, and recovery stations.
After completing the classes, receive your official, state-recognized COCH Kraków certificate confirming your preparation for the profession.
Check how refrigeration technicians and engineers who completed training at COCH Kraków rate us.
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Łukasz Woźniak
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Świetnie przygotowanie do egzaminu, dużo konkretnej wiedzy. Prowadzący zajęcia są bardzo zaangażowani i zależy im żeby przekazać jak najwięcej wiedzy. Jako kursant, czułem się bardzo dobrze zaopiekowany. Smaczny obiad w przerwie.
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Bardzo dobrze zainwestowane pieniądze w szkolenie z lutowania twardego. Profesjonalizm i zaangażowanie na najwyższym poziomie. Polecam.
Grzegorz Dębicki
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Wielkie podziękowania dla Pana Łukasza za świetne przygotowanie i przeprowadzenie przez wszystkie egzaminy dozorowe.
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Training location
Centralny Ośrodek Chłodnictwa „COCH”
ul. Juliusza Lea 116, 30-133 Kraków
pon–pt 8:30–18:00
Free parking for participants
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