High Schools Program

AUR20220 Certificate II in Automotive Air Conditioning Technology

Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain

This qualification provides the specialist skills needed to work safely and effectively in the automotive air conditioning and HVAC industry. Learners will gain:

  • Safety and Sustainability
    • Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
    • Apply environmental and sustainability best practice in automotive workplaces
    • Recover and handle refrigerants safely in line with regulatory requirements
  • Core Automotive Skills
    • Use and maintain automotive workshop tools and equipment
    • Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in the workshop
    • Inspect, test and service batteries
    • Test and repair basic electrical circuits
  • Engine and Mechanical Foundations
    • Dismantle and assemble multi-cylinder four-stroke petrol engines
    • Remove and replace engine cylinder heads
    • Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
  • Air Conditioning and HVAC Specialisation
    • Install vehicle air conditioning systems
    • Service automotive air conditioning and HVAC systems
    • Diagnose and repair air conditioning and HVAC components

Essential Information

  • Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
  • Online user-friendly platform for theory modules
  • Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
  • Daily breakfast and sausage sizzle smoko provided
  • Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station

Course Overview

This AUR20220 Certificate II in Automotive Air Conditioning Technology  qualification provides the specialist skills needed to work safely and effectively in the automotive air conditioning and HVAC industry.

Learners will gain skills and knowledge in:

  • Safety and Sustainability
  • Core Automotive Skills
  • Engine and Mechanical Foundations
  • Air Conditioning and HVAC Specialisation

Duration: Typically one day per week for 2 school terms
Delivery:  Structured training at our fully equipped workshops and campus

Pathways

Career Outcomes

This qualification is designed to prepare students for work in automotive service and repair businesses, with a focus on climate control systems. Career opportunities may include:

  • Automotive air conditioning technician
  • Vehicle service assistant specialising in cooling/air systems
  • Trade assistant in automotive electrical and mechanical workshops

Graduates who obtain this qualification are eligible to apply for the Automotive Refrigerant Handling Licence (AAC02) issued by the Australian Refrigeration Council, enabling them to legally handle and service refrigerants in vehicles.

Study Pathways

After completing this course, students may:

  • Progress into an Automotive Apprenticeship such as:
    • Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
    • Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology
    • Certificate III in Mobile Plant Technology
  • Specialise further in automotive electrical, mechanical, or HVAC fields through additional units or qualifications.

This course also strengthens employment pathways into the broader automotive industry, especially for those seeking to combine mechanical, electrical, and climate-control expertise.

The following entry requirements apply to ensure applicants are able to fully engage in the course and have the required learning capacity to meeting the course requirements.

Learners must:

  • be currently enrolled in a QLD high school in year 10,11 or 12
  • meet the LLN requirements for the course
  • have a level of physical fitness to be able to handle construction tools, equipment and materials, work outside for long periods of time and climb ladders and scaffolding
  • be able to commit to the course duration and time commitment (including self paced study and homework)

Application for enrolment is subject to a review process that includes assessment against the VETiS Eligibility Criteria, course-specific LLN requirements and a review of student academic reports, behavioural history and absentee levels. Students, their parents, and/or their School or Educational Institution may be contacted for clarification, or to request further information during the review process. Enrolments will not proceed without the support of the School or Educational Institution.

Willingness and eagerness to learn specialist skills to work safely and effectively in the automotive air conditioning and HVAC industry.  

units of competency:

6 core units
7 elective units

AURASA102    Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace

AURAEA002    Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace

AURETR112    Test and repair basic electrical circuits

AURTTA118     Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies  

AURETU103    Service air conditioning and HVAC systems

AURETU104    Diagnose and repair air conditioning and HVAC components

AURETR006    Solder electrical wiring and circuits

AURTTC001    Inspect and service cooling systems

AURETR115    Inspect, test and service batteries

AURTTE008     Dismantle and assemble multi-cylinder four-stroke petrol engines

AURTTE009     Remove and replace engine cylinder heads

AURETU001    Install air conditioning systems

AURETU102    Recover vehicle refrigerants

Our programs commence each school term, please call our team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more information and to request an enrolment package.

Typically one day per week for 2 school terms.

Please phone our VET in Schools team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more about fees and funding.

Essential Information

  • Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
  • Online user-friendly platform for theory modules
  • Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
  • Daily breakfast and sausage sizzle smoko provided
  • Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station