Channicool

Channicool is a specialist City & Guilds-approved training provider based in Plymouth, serving employers and learners across Devon and Cornwall in refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems. The organisation delivers both apprenticeship programmes and a wide range of short and long-term technical courses, including City & Guilds Diplomas in refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems (6090-21 and 6090-31), apprenticeship and end-point assessment provision (6090-51), NVQs, F-gas training (2079), hydrocarbon refrigerants (6187-21) and 18th Edition wiring regulations e-learning (2382). Apprentices typically follow a three-year programme leading to a Level 3 apprenticeship certificate, with integrated qualifications such as 6090-21, 6090-31 and 2079-11 F-gas. Channicool offers a full apprenticeship service from initial assessment through to end-point assessment, and can support employers with recruitment by advertising roles and carrying out initial interviews. All instructors are qualified teachers and assessors with over 20 years’ industry experience, and class sizes on short courses are kept small to maximise one-to-one tuition. The provider emphasises high-quality, affordable training designed to produce highly competent, motivated technicians who become valuable assets to their employers.