ARC licence for electric vehicle technicians

• The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has amended the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Refrigerant Handling Licences – Qualifications and Standards) Act to include the availability of an ARC licence for technicians working on electric vehicles, subject to certain competencies.

• This regulation allows for the granting of a refrigerant handling licence to a person who has completed: AUR32721 Certificate III in Automotive Electric Vehicle Technology, provided that the elective unit of competency AURETU104 Diagnose and repair air conditioning and HVAC components was completed; or a range of standard qualifications in the automotive sector that provide the skills and knowledge to handle refrigerant in air conditioning systems, provided that the elective units of competency AURETU103 Service air conditioning and HVAC systems and AURETU104 Diagnose and repair air conditioning and HVAC components were completed. Read the details.