The IOR is taking the lead in addressing training needs of the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump sector. Last year a project was set up to focus in on three key areas:
The first stage of the research involved gathering industry evaluation against a set of 45 individual knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) within engineering. A study so far has surveyed 298 IOR members and non-members within the RACHP industry. Respondents rated the importance of each skill to their respective subsector and then rated the performance of a recent graduate or apprentice recruit.
A belief that bridging the issues will be slow,
The study is still open and can be accessed on the link below, the study is open to all fields of the greater engineering sectors:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SkillsGapEng
Institute of Refrigeration
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