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
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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.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
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Outcome Statement
Education pathway
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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.
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
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Mechanical, Aircraft Powerplant, Aircraft Structures,
Armament, Avionic Electrical Repair, Avionic Instrument
Repair, Avionic Radio Repair, Avionic Maintenance, and
Rotorcraft [Ref: 2909]
Employment pathway

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]
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:
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Employer surveys to determine if graduates of the
qualification meet the graduate outcomes.
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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
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Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
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Recommended unit standards:
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
3897, 26176, 28471, 28463, 28464, 28465,
28466, 28467, 28468, 28469, 28470
Credits 120
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in November 2015 to update the next review date.
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