Ice Facility Operator – IFO
This 40-hour course prepares students to write the Technical Safety BC (TSBC) Provincial IFO Exam. Course content includes basic applied mathematics, safety, codes and regulations, basic refrigeration thermodynamics and system components, floor systems, coolants, electrical systems, heat reclaim and humidity control and general maintenance procedures.
This course and successful Exam are the pre-requisite for the TSBC Provincial IFO Exam along with 30 days’ work experience including completion of the practicum Logbook. For more information on writing the provincial IFO exam, visit the TSBC website or call toll free 1-866-566-7233.
Course participants will receive a Course Manual, calculator, and the Academic Supplement for the course. Students interested in their TSBC Refrigeration Operator Provincial certification, may use this IFO classroom time as the first of three weeks classroom time required by the TSBC to qualify to write the Provincial RO exam.
Prerequisites:
- Should have completed grade 12 or acceptable equivalent education particularly math and English.
- Should be acceptably fluent in English in verbal, written and spoken.
- It is recommended that an applicant works or intends to work in the Ice Rink Industry as refrigeration work experience is required to obtain the final qualification.
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