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BESA takes F-gas renewals online

UK: With F-gas test centres no longer operating at full capacity due to the pandemic,  BESA has devised a scheme to enable engineers to renew their F-gas certificates online.

According to BESA, the course should take no more than five hours to complete and can be accessed from a laptop, smartphone or tablet .

The online course, which is sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric, will be outlined in a special webinar this Tuesday, December 1, when BESA Academy’s Helen Yeulet will explain the process involved. Mitsubishi’s Mark Grayston will explain why Mitsubishi are supporting this process, and the chair and vice-chair of BESA’s RACHP Group, Jason Canning and Richard Merritt, will provide the contractors’ perspective on online training.

You can tune in to the webinar on Tuesday, December 1 at 12.00 GMT, by registering here.

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