22 Mar 2023
IOR Priorities for 2023-5
The IOR Board together with members of Committees have identified the following areas as the top four IOR priorities for the next few years. These topics will provide a focus for events, publications and promotional activity as critical issues our members want and need to address.
We hope you will join us on working on these areas through active involvement in IOR projects, events and committees.
Leadership in education Through continued support for the delivery of higher quality Apprenticeships. This is recognised as a long-term goal to achieve improved supply of skilled technicians for the future, who can work on any type of system/role. What we are doing:
Promoting our industry to schools and young people Continuing our work to provide encouragement and resources for members to go into schools to promote STEM (Science, technology, engineering and maths subjects) and raise awareness of careers and of the contribution of the RACHP industry. What we are doing:
Heat Pump opportunities A short -medium term goal to address the lack of technical knowledge of heat pumps, heat recovery and integration of heating and cooling at a skills, technology and policy level. What we are doing:
Guidance on practical training needs for efficiency through improved service & maintenance A shorter-term goal to encourage existing technicians, trainers and students to improve skills now. What we are doing:
Find out more about these initiatives at:
Information about STEM and Apprenticeships
CPD resources for Technicians currently available
or Contact Us if you would like to get more involved
29 Oct 2025
At the IOR Annual General Meeting held on 29 October 2025, election results were announced. Stephen Gill FInstR was voted President-Elect, and Stephen Benton FInstR together with David Bostock FInstR were elected as Trustees to the IOR Board.
28 Oct 2025
The IOR and the ACES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration and promote the exchange of ideas and expertise during the Clean Cooling Network Conference on the Sustainable Cold Chain for the Global South, taking place at the University of Birmingham from 28–29 October 2029.
22 Oct 2025
On 20th Oct the Department for Education (with others) published this document outlining future skills policy and new V levels to sit alongside A levels and T Levels in key sectors such as engineering. The RACHP industry will need to consider what these changes mean for our work to promote skills and careers to ensure sufficient supply of well trained new entrants to our sector. IOR education committee members are digesting the content...
21 Oct 2025
The IOR’s RACHP EngTech Section innovative mobile technician’s app has over 200 subscribers!
6 Oct 2025
HSE is gathering information and evidence relating to the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) and whether their scope and application are still fit for purpose.