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: 4 ; Equivalent to higher national certificate (HNC).
• Typical duration: 45 months
• Apprenticeship category: Engineering and manufacturing
• Maximum funding: £27,000 ; Maximum amount government will fund ; for apprenticeship training.
• Also known as:
  • 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:
  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.

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