Qualification details
Title / New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Workplace Introductory Skills) (Level 4)Version / 1 / Qualification type / Certificate
Level / 4 / Credits / 120
NZSCED / 031503 / Engineering and Related Technologies Aerospace Engineering and Technology Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Qualification developer / ServiceIQ
Next review / December 2020
Approval date / October 2015
5 / The purpose of this qualification is to provide the aeronautical engineering industry with graduates who are able to enter the workforce in a variety of aeronautical engineering work roles, or progress to further training.
The qualification is intended for learners who are planning to embark on a career as an aeronautical engineer.
The aeronautical engineering sector of the aviation industry will benefit through employment of knowledgeable and capable staff.
Graduates of this qualification will be equipped with a wide ranging base of Aeronautical Engineering skills, knowledge and practical experience that will prepare them for employment in a variety of Aeronautical Engineering workplaces.
Outcome Statement / Graduate profile / Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- complete maintenance tasks which may include structures, hydraulics, landing gear, propulsion, flight controls, electrical, avionics, fuel, air conditioning and pressurisation, in accordance with aeronautical publications, including aircraft maintenance documentation.
Education pathway / This qualification provides a pathway to other training opportunities, both off job and on job, in Aeronautical Engineering and/or in-house aircraft type specific training.
Pathway qualifications include:
· New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Aircraft Manufacture) (Level 4) [Ref: 2908]
· New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Applied Skills) (Level 4) with strands in Aeronautical Composites, Aeronautical Non Destructive Testing, Aircraft Mechanical, Aircraft Powerplant, Aircraft Structures, Armament, Avionic Electrical Repair, Avionic Instrument Repair, Avionic Radio Repair, Avionic Maintenance, and Rotorcraft [Ref: 2909]
· New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Gas Turbine Overhaul) (Level 4) [Ref: 2910]
· New Zealand Diploma in Aeronautical Maintenance Certification (Level 6) with strands in Aeroplane, Rotorcraft, Powerplant Piston, Powerplant Turbine, Electrical, Instrument, and Radio [Ref: 2907]
Employment pathway / Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to work as a basic unlicensed aeronautical engineer.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award / This qualification can be awarded by any education organisation which has an approved programme of study or industry training leading to the qualification.Evidence requirements for assuring consistency / Evidence associated with the achievement of qualification outcomes will include the following:
- Employer surveys to determine if graduates of the qualification meet the graduate outcomes.
- A range of workplace evidence demonstrating that graduates meet the graduate profile outcomes.
May include other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Minimum standard of achievement and standards for grade endorsements / Achieved
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for programme / To achieve this qualification trainees must at all times comply with aviation regulations applicable to aeronautical engineers.Tasks are completed within an aeronautical engineering workplace, or training environment which replicates an aeronautical engineering workplace
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
1 / Complete maintenance tasks which may include structures, hydraulics, landing gear, propulsion, flight controls, electrical, avionics, fuel, air conditioning and pressurisation, in accordance with aeronautical publications, including aircraft maintenance documentation
Credits 120 / Recommended unit standards:
3897, 26176, 28471, 28463, 28464, 28465,
28466, 28467, 28468, 28469, 28470
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in November 2015 to update the next review date.Qualification Reference 2901 Page 1 of 1
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