Ab-Initio
(Beginner) Aircraft Maintenance Course
Two and one half year programmes leading to both an EASA and a QCAR Part-147 Certificate of Recognition are offered in:
- Category B1.1 Turbine Aeroplane Line Technician Mechanical. This can be combined with a Category B1.2 Piston Aeroplane Technician Mechanical.
- Category B1.3 Turbine Helicopter Line Technician Mechanical.
- Category B2 Aeroplane Line Technician Avionics.
Successful graduates also are awarded a College Higher Diploma.
Ab-Initio (Beginner) Ground Avionics Courses
QAC now offer a two and one half year programme leading to a Higher Diploma in Ground Avionics. The course follows the International Civil Aviation Organisation syllabus.
This programme is designed as focused highly technical training for those who have an interest in electronics and aviation. Graduates will be eligible to be employed at airports maintaining communication, navigation and radar equipment used for air traffic control.
The knowledge and skills gained will be useful within the telecommunications industry generally, not just aviation.
Ab-Initio (Beginner) Entry Requirements
Entrants to the ab-initio courses must be high school graduates (scientific stream) and must demonstrate a good standard of General and Technical English with proven basic mathematical ability and basic Physics knowledge and understanding. For English language, IELTS Level 5.5 is required (this will increase to level 6 in 2011). To help students who lack English Language skills, QAC offers up to 12 months of General English and 6 months of Technical English training prior to joining the QCAR-66 programme.
QAC will test potential candidates in order to advise how much, if any, General English Language training is required. General English Language training need not be carried out at QAC but candidates will be retested if the training is carried out at another establishment. Aptitude testing is also carried out in order to ensure that the candidate has the potential to acquire practical skills.
All potential engineering students should enrol in the Technical English programme unless they can show evidence of equivalent training elsewhere.
Short Courses for Aircraft
Maintenance Personnel
In order to be granted a QCAR 66 license all candidates already holding foreign licenses must pass examinations in:
Module 9 - Human Factors and
Module 10 - Legislation
Human factors may not be necessary for certain license holders and you should consult with the QCAA if you think you might be exempt this subject.
5-day courses in each of Human Factors and legislation are offered. The College Human Factors examination is accepted by the QCAA. The College offers a practice Legislation examination but, currently, the QCAA will re-examine you in Legislation before the issue of a license.
Each course day runs from 07:15 to 13:30 with one hour of breaks.
QAC also offers EASA and QCAA approved conversion for those wishing to extend their Category B cover.
QCAR Part-66 OVERVIEW
QAC will deliver a short presentation of QCAR Part-66 to organisations
who are interested free of charge.
SPECIAL COURSES TO MEET CUSTOMER
REQUIREMENTS
QAC have the in-house expertise to design special courses to meet the needs of customers. Examples of such special courses include, but are not limited to:
- Reliability Centered Maintenance Programmes
- Safety Management Systems
- Quality Systems and Auditing
- Conversion from ICAO Type II Licenses to full QCAR-66 Category B
- Removal of Electrical Limitation from Category B1 licenses
- Introduction to Maintenance Practices
- Sheet Metal Work
- Introduction to Aircraft Structures and Systems
- Military supplementary training for personnel enrolled on QCAR-66 courses
- Gas Turbine Engines
Developments
QAC Engineering Department is actively developing an Associate Degree to be studied in parallel with a Category B license course so leading to an academic and professional qualification. |
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