Apprenticeship training course
Aircraft certifying technician (level 4)
Maintain and certify aircraft of all types from small aeroplanes to airliners, jet fighters and helicopters, both civil and military.
- Qualification level
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4
Equivalent to higher national certificate (HNC). - Typical duration
- 45 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Maximum funding
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£27,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Air Engineer
- Aircraft Certifying Engineer
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
- Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor
- B2 Licenced Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Licenced Aircraft Engineer
- Licenced Avionics Engineer
- Senior Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Read, interpret, explain and suggest improvements to engineering data; drawings, specifications, maintenance manuals, computer generated information and aircraft documentation
- Safe selection and use of hand and mechanical tools and equipment while carrying out maintenance of aircraft
- Complying with and ensuring others comply with statutory military and/ or civil air legislation, quality and organisational requirements for aviation safety and occupational health and safety while carrying out aircraft maintenance techniques
- Use, analyse and interpret the results obtained from test equipment, both mechanical and electronic while carrying out aircraft maintenance activities
- Undertake and where appropriate supervise aircraft functional checks and fault diagnosis e.g. electrical bonding and earthing; flight control rigging and adjustment
- Correct use of ground equipment required in the support of aircraft maintenance
- Inspect, repair, remove and replace aircraft major assemblies, components, sub-assemblies and systems. To include the Identification and installation of mechanical fasteners, measuring and marking out and the selection of the correct materials
- Apply sealing and jointing techniques in a wide range of applications
- Precisely drill and finish holes in aircraft assemblies
- Communicate effectively within the working environment with a range of stakeholders at different levels
- Support and encourage the development of others
- Identification, control, repair and prevention of damage, fatigue and corrosion
Full information on Aircraft certifying technician (level 4) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.