STEVTA organizes Technical Training Workshop on Good Servicing Practices for RAC Sector -

The three-day Training Workshop on “Good Servicing Practices for Servicing Technicians in the RAC Sector” was held on 15-17, October.

The workshop was organized by Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA), Sukkur, with the support of the National Ozone Unit (NOU), Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Government of Pakistan, and funded by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) under the Montreal Protocol.

30 trainees participated in the workshop, comprising STEVTA pass-outs, skilled RAC Technicians from Sukkur and Khairpur districts, and faculty members of the Government Vocational Training Center, Khairpur. The training workshop was completed with the coordination & support of the Regional Directorate, STEVTA Sukkur & CCPC Team, GVTC Khairpur Team and Staff Training Institute (STI), Sukkur at Khairpur Team.

The servicing sector of refrigeration and air conditioning sector plays an important part in the depletion of the Ozone Layer. The National Ozone Unit, under the guidance of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), imparts training on good practices for maintenance of air-conditioning and refrigeration appliances.

New natural refrigerants are now emerging in the local markets which are both environmentally and ozone-friendly. It is extremely important to train servicing sector technicians to be familiar with these natural refrigerants and ways of their handling.

About the Trainer
Muhammad Muslim, RAC Master Trainer of the National Ozone unit is also a certified National TVET Management Trainer & Assessor and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University and an Engineering Graduate from NED University, currently working the Head of Technical Center Al-Khair Technical Training Center. He also takes part in a variety of consulting projects, including planning national programs, setting up institutions, developing technical training courses, and managing projects.

He also has a strong background in HVACR and Mechanical Engineering. Awarded the Training Course “Strengthening TVET Instructional Management System” by CPSC, Master Assessor training on competency based on Good Servicing Practice in HC Refrigerants, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Ministry of Commerce are training exchanges for vocational technology for Pakistan and China’s Ningbo Polytechnic and Member of the of Pakistan HVACR Society in Karachi Chapter.

Appeared in ER Nov 2026, Issue – I

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