Green Cooling is reshaping the cooling industry. Acquire hands‑on competence to design, install and service high‑efficiency systems with natural refrigerants safely. Join Proklima's Cool Training for trainers and technicians in September 2026.
As cooling demand accelerates, natural refrigerants provide climate‑friendly alternatives to gases with high global warming potenials. GIZ Proklima’s Cool Training delivers intensive, hands‑on in‑person courses on the safe use of natural refrigerants (e.g. R290, R744, R717), with a dedicated track for trainers and technicians. Register now to advance your skills in sustainable, energy‑efficient cooling.
Image: © GIZ / Anton SahlerCourse contents
Hands-on sessions (70% practice, 30% theory), that can be applied directly to your work:
- application of natural refrigerants with focus on Propane (R290) and CO2 (R744),
- Safety and environmental requirements in line with international standards,
- refrigerant recovery,
- pipe joining and installation methods,
- leak detection and tightness testing,
- visit of a company with ammonia refrigeration system.
The course is conducted with BFS, a leading German vocational training centre with 50+ years of refrigeration training experience. State-of-the-art equipment and experienced trainers.
The course language is English. The course takes place at the vocational training institute Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (BFS) in Maintal, Germany.
To register, please contact us via cool.training@giz.de.
Please note that all costs must be covered by the participant or a sponsoring organization.
Course fee: 2400 euros (net) (to be paid to training institute BFS).
Training fees include class materials, lunches on training days, a company visit, and transportation from the hotel to the training site. Accommodation and travel costs are not included.
Voices of former participants
“I would encourage everyone who gets the opportunity to take part in this training, whether online or in person”, Maurice McBarnette from Tobago.
“Reiner, the trainer, is a world of knowledge on two legs”, Colville Julien from Grenada.
"This school not only brings you training. It relates practice, research, technology and brings everything together. It’s not only about talking about it in the class room, you see things in real life!”, Patrick Chinedu Onwuzirike from Guyana.
“In the Cool Training, I have learnt how to use natural refrigerants to reduce pollution and save energy”, Alimata Couliabaly Kindo from Burkina Faso.
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