FIELD                 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

 

Review of Aeronautical Engineering qualification

 

National Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Aircraft Manufacture) [Ref: 0742]

 

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation has completed the review of the qualification above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          November 2010

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2016.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This review was undertaken in response to feedback from stakeholders, and the desire to keep the qualification current.  Consultation took place with a major aircraft manufacturer, including a guided tour through the workplace to identify different skill sets, and to ensure that the qualification reflected current trade practises.  This ensured that the qualification was relevant and fit for purpose.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Changes were made to ensure that the skills covered by the qualification remain applicable to industry and provide the flexibility required to recognise multiple jobs across multiple workplaces.

 

National Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Aircraft Manufacture) [Ref: 0742]

 

Review category

B

See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report

 

Changes to structure and content

·      standards have been updated to reflect changes to titles, levels and credits made at review;

·      the elective rule has been increased to require a minimum of 47 credits, of which 15 credits must be at Level 4 or above;

·      compulsory standard 2824 has been replaced by standards 21911 and 21912;

·      standards 2430, 20799 and 21905 have been added to the compulsory section;

·      standard 4079 has been moved from the compulsory to the elective section;

·      standards 4033 and 4069 have been moved from the elective to the compulsory section;

·      standards 2676, 2677, 2686, 2688, 20633 and 20634 have been added to the elective section;

·      standards 4035, 6401 and 6402 have been removed from the qualification;

·      overall credits have increased from 93 to 120.

 

Transition

 

People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the award of version 2 of this qualification may either complete that version by December 2013 or transfer to version 3.  All versions of this qualification will be recognised by the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation.

 

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards.  For the purpose of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.

 

Credit for	Exempt from
2824	21911, 21912

 

All new trainees will be enrolled in programmes leading to the new version of the qualification.

 

Key to Qualification Review Categories

 

Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement
	No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification
	No transition arrangements are required
Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID	Changes are made to title, rules or components
	The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version
	The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence
	Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version
Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID	Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level
	The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification
	Transition arrangements are required
	Transition may be limited to phase-out dates
Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification	Qualification is no longer required by industry
	The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set