Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering (Gas Turbine Overhaul)
(Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
200
NZSCED
031503
Engineering and Related Technologies > Aerospace Engineering
and Technology > Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Qualification developer
ServiceIQ
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
October 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the aeronautical
engineering industry with graduates who have gained the skills
and knowledge required to carry out overhauls and repairs to
aircraft and/or aero-derivative gas turbine engines along with
associated systems and components. The qualification is
structured to ensure that graduates cover all aspects of the repair
processes for gas turbine engines.
This qualification is intended for learners who are planning to
pursue a career in the aviation industry as an aeronautical
engineer with specialisation in gas turbine engine overhaul.
The aeronautical engineering sector of the aviation industry will
benefit through employment of staff knowledgeable and capable
of working effectively to overhaul and repair gas turbine engines.
Graduates will be equipped with a comprehensive set of skills
relating to gas turbine overhaul.
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
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Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
-
complete the repair and overhaul, and disassembly and
assembly processes for the main components of a gas
turbine engine, using operational and theoretical knowledge
of aeronautical engineering maintenance practices
-
apply safe and ethical work practices in an aeronautical
engineering workplace, and use aeronautical publications
and documents to complete engineering tasks to the
standard expected of a qualified Aeronautical Engineering
tradesperson
-
complete the repair and overhaul processes for the main
components of a gas turbine, using operational and
theoretical knowledge of aeronautical engineering
maintenance practices
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Education pathway
This qualification can provide a pathway to other training
opportunities, both off job and on job, in Aeronautical
Engineering.
Pathway qualifications include:

Employment pathway
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 an
unlicensed aeronautical gas turbine derivative powerplant
engineer.
Building on the skills acquired in this qualification, holders may
progress to become a licenced aircraft maintenance 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 evidence, as appropriate.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
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Achieved
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General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Learners are not required to work on aircraft components or
structures, due to the aero-derivative nature of some of the gas
turbine engines.
To achieve this qualification trainees must at all times comply
with aviation regulations applicable to an aeronautical
engineering environment.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include the following unit standards:
Complete the repair and
overhaul, and disassembly and
assembly processes for the
main components of a gas
turbine engine, using
operational and theoretical
knowledge of aeronautical
engineering maintenance
practices
23161, 23162, 23163, 23164
Credits 75
2
Apply safe and ethical work
practices in an aeronautical
engineering workplace, and
use aeronautical publications
and documents to complete
engineering tasks to the
standard expected of a
qualified Aeronautical
Engineering tradesperson
Programmes must provide for the achievement of these
standards in the overall context of Level 4 working
responsibilities
Programmes must include the following unit standards:
3894, 3895, 3896, 28032
Credits 42
3
Complete the repair and
overhaul processes for the
main components of a gas
turbine, using operational and
theoretical knowledge of
aeronautical engineering
maintenance practices
Recommended unit standards:
20901, 4085, 4086, 4087, 4089, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406,
3407, 3408, 3411, 3412, 3413, 4001, 28136, 28142, 3415, 3417,
3418, 3419, 3421, 3422, 20636, 20637, 23160, 28137, 28143
Credits 83
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Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the National Certificate in Aeronautical
Engineering (Gas Turbine Overhaul) [Ref: 1366]
Trainees currently enrolled in programmes leading to the replaced qualification may either complete the
requirements by 31 December 2020 or transfer to the replacement qualification.
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualification is 31 December 2017. The
last date for assessment of the replaced qualification is 31 December 2020, at which time it will be
discontinued.
It is the intention of ServiceIQ that no existing trainee should be disadvantaged by these transition
arrangements. Any person who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to:
ServiceIQ
PO Box 25522
Wellington 6146
Telephone
Fax
0800 863693
04 8175399
Email
qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz
Republication information
Version 1 of this qualification was republished in November 2015 to update the next review date.
Qualification Reference 2910
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