IOR keeps focus on education and skills

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to renew its focus on education and skills as the most important unifying issue facing the sector.

Members from across the technical, education, environment, service, international, membership and publications working groups all agreed that the main focus of IOR work should build on the momentum of the past two years, which saw, amongst other things, the launch of new STEM toolkits and an expansion to its educational website www.fantasticfridges.com.  

The IOR will be initiating a project that identifies the gaps in training provision, qualifications and skills.  This will mean working more closely with training providers and employers as well as other industry bodies. 

In addition, the IOR committees are currently developing plans for delivering in their areas over the next 24 months. The IOR RACHP EngTech Section will, for instance, look into international refrigerant phasedown commitments and deliver information to service engineers and technicians on the implications of such decisions. 

The Technical Committee, which is contributing to European and international standards, will continue to involve members in consulting on proposed changes such as the recent webinar on tightness testing practices. It is also preparing a new Code of Practice on Design for the International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change.

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