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Technically skilled engineering operations in mechanical fitting, technical support and machining for the aerospace industry.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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Knowledge

  • Problem solving techniques: diagnostics, 6 thinking hats, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), PDCA (Plan Do Check Act), 5 Why's, fishbone, half-split, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA) and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • The aerospace engineering and manufacturing sector: associated organisations. Types of products. Supply chain.
  • Continuous improvement techniques: Six Sigma, 7 Wastes (Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over-production, Over-processing, Defects), 5C's (Clear out, Configure, Clean and check, Conformity, Custom and practice), SMED (Single-minute Exchange of Dies), Kaizen.
  • Principles of digital devices, application of digital technologies and information systems: future factory, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), automation, connected technologies, cyber security, industry and autonomous robotics – cobotics, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications.
  • Regulatory compliance frameworks: rules for compliance for parts, products and appliances. Technical management of non-conforming items.
  • Aerospace manufacturing systems: measurement equipment, production flow lines and process requirements for the introduction of new technologies.
  • Processes and procedures for recording aerospace engineering and manufacturing activities: work process, outcomes, traceability and compliance.
  • Team working principles: team integration, conflict resolution and managing difficult conversations.
  • Housekeeping practices: preparation of work area and restoration on completion of work.
  • Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards and guidance: Health and Safety at Work Act. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments. Manual handling. Types of hazards. Near miss reporting. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).
  • Safe systems of working: situational awareness. Isolation and emergency stop procedures. Emergency evacuation procedures. Slips, trips and falls. Safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers. Lone working. Noise regulation. Display screen equipment (DSE).
  • Quality management systems: BS9001 and AS9100.
  • Human factors: influence on decision making process.
  • Manufacturing related documentation: job cards or build records, Bill of Materials (BOM), Standard Operating Instructions (SOI's), Standard Process Instructions (SPI's), Engineering Query Notifications (EQN's) and Drawing Query Notifications (DQN's).
  • Aviation metallic and composite materials: composite component materials used in manufacture and hot and cold bonding techniques. Metallic materials, properties, and applications.
  • Aviation sector systems: electrical, high and low pressure systems, control and operation and fluid systems.
  • Non-destructive testing techniques: radiography, ultrasound, penetrant flaw detection and pressure testing.
  • Environmental and sustainability regulations and guidance: types of pollution and control measures: noise, smells, spills, and waste. Waste management. Hazardous waste regulations. Re-cyclable materials and waste disposal. Environmental management systems including energy and waste.
  • Engineering mathematical methods and scientific principles: calculations, conversions.
  • Information technology: Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation, word processing, email, virtual communication and learning platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • Verbal communication techniques: giving and receiving information. Adapting style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them.
  • Written communication techniques: aerospace engineering terminology. Report writing.
  • Data management: policies and procedures and governance. Implication of breaches to policies and procedures.
  • Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Emerging power sources: electrification, hydrogen-based propulsion, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
  • Integrated digital and physical models: digital twinning.
  • Virtual verification and validation of manufacturing processes or technology implementations.
  • Fundamental principles of technical support: status reports to internal and external stakeholders. Inspection, testing, validation and analysis of aerospace components. Written reports on engineering, manufacturing or maintenance activities. Technical documentation and information from Computer aided design (CAD), Computer aided manufacturing (CAM), engineering drawings and representations.
  • Fundamental principles of aerospace engineering fitter: purpose and operation of tools and equipment, setting machinery, jigs and fixtures, marking out, validation of automated manufacturing programmes, automated production operations, production of aerospace assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fundamental principles of machining: setting machine operations, program validation and operation of CNC machinery, component production. Subtractive manufacturing, additive manufacturing and Near-Net-Shape manufacturing techniques (NNS).
  • Technical support option: Product and process models. Realtime data capture, information flow and collaborative interrogation.
  • Technical support option: Statistical methods and tools in data sharing and communication with blockchain to assure origins of shared data.
  • Technical support option: Planning engineering activities techniques: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), stakeholder matrices, work organisation, risk mapping, radar chart and summary risk profiles.
  • Technical support option: Statistical data analysis, observational patterns and trends, conclusions.
  • Technical support option: Technical report writing, representations, drawings and documentation.
  • Problem solving techniques: diagnostics, 6 thinking hats, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), PDCA (Plan Do Check Act), 5 Why's, fishbone, half-split, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA) and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • The aerospace engineering and manufacturing sector: associated organisations. Types of products. Supply chain.
  • Continuous improvement techniques: Six Sigma, 7 Wastes (Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over-production, Over-processing, Defects), 5C's (Clear out, Configure, Clean and check, Conformity, Custom and practice), SMED (Single-minute Exchange of Dies), Kaizen.
  • Principles of digital devices, application of digital technologies and information systems: future factory, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), automation, connected technologies, cyber security, industry and autonomous robotics – cobotics, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications.
  • Regulatory compliance frameworks: rules for compliance for parts, products and appliances. Technical management of non-conforming items.
  • Aerospace manufacturing systems: measurement equipment, production flow lines and process requirements for the introduction of new technologies.
  • Processes and procedures for recording aerospace engineering and manufacturing activities: work process, outcomes, traceability and compliance.
  • Team working principles: team integration, conflict resolution and managing difficult conversations.
  • Housekeeping practices: preparation of work area and restoration on completion of work.
  • Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards and guidance: Health and Safety at Work Act. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments. Manual handling. Types of hazards. Near miss reporting. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).
  • Safe systems of working: situational awareness. Isolation and emergency stop procedures. Emergency evacuation procedures. Slips, trips and falls. Safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers. Lone working. Noise regulation. Display screen equipment (DSE).
  • Quality management systems: BS9001 and AS9100.
  • Human factors: influence on decision making process.
  • Manufacturing related documentation: job cards or build records, Bill of Materials (BOM), Standard Operating Instructions (SOI's), Standard Process Instructions (SPI's), Engineering Query Notifications (EQN's) and Drawing Query Notifications (DQN's).
  • Aviation metallic and composite materials: composite component materials used in manufacture and hot and cold bonding techniques. Metallic materials, properties, and applications.
  • Aviation sector systems: electrical, high and low pressure systems, control and operation and fluid systems.
  • Non-destructive testing techniques: radiography, ultrasound, penetrant flaw detection and pressure testing.
  • Environmental and sustainability regulations and guidance: types of pollution and control measures: noise, smells, spills, and waste. Waste management. Hazardous waste regulations. Re-cyclable materials and waste disposal. Environmental management systems including energy and waste.
  • Engineering mathematical methods and scientific principles: calculations, conversions.
  • Information technology: Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation, word processing, email, virtual communication and learning platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • Verbal communication techniques: giving and receiving information. Adapting style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them.
  • Written communication techniques: aerospace engineering terminology. Report writing.
  • Data management: policies and procedures and governance. Implication of breaches to policies and procedures.
  • Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Emerging power sources: electrification, hydrogen-based propulsion, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
  • Integrated digital and physical models: digital twinning.
  • Virtual verification and validation of manufacturing processes or technology implementations.
  • Fundamental principles of technical support: status reports to internal and external stakeholders. Inspection, testing, validation and analysis of aerospace components. Written reports on engineering, manufacturing or maintenance activities. Technical documentation and information from Computer aided design (CAD), Computer aided manufacturing (CAM), engineering drawings and representations.
  • Fundamental principles of aerospace engineering fitter: purpose and operation of tools and equipment, setting machinery, jigs and fixtures, marking out, validation of automated manufacturing programmes, automated production operations, production of aerospace assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fundamental principles of machining: setting machine operations, program validation and operation of CNC machinery, component production. Subtractive manufacturing, additive manufacturing and Near-Net-Shape manufacturing techniques (NNS).
  • Fitter option: Tools, jigs and fixtures for aerospace engineering assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fitter option: Specialist aviation mechanical fasteners, joining techniques, riveting, fastener installation, tightening processes and electrical connections for aerospace engineering assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fitter option: Mechanical and electrical measuring equipment. Purpose and use in production of assemblies and sub-assemblies, including torque measurement, electrical continuity.
  • Fitter option: Inspection and testing methods of completed assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fitter option: Automated manufacturing machinery. Setting up of machinery, programme validation and operation for production of assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Problem solving techniques: diagnostics, 6 thinking hats, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), PDCA (Plan Do Check Act), 5 Why's, fishbone, half-split, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA) and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • The aerospace engineering and manufacturing sector: associated organisations. Types of products. Supply chain.
  • Continuous improvement techniques: Six Sigma, 7 Wastes (Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over-production, Over-processing, Defects), 5C's (Clear out, Configure, Clean and check, Conformity, Custom and practice), SMED (Single-minute Exchange of Dies), Kaizen.
  • Principles of digital devices, application of digital technologies and information systems: future factory, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), automation, connected technologies, cyber security, industry and autonomous robotics – cobotics, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications.
  • Regulatory compliance frameworks: rules for compliance for parts, products and appliances. Technical management of non-conforming items.
  • Aerospace manufacturing systems: measurement equipment, production flow lines and process requirements for the introduction of new technologies.
  • Processes and procedures for recording aerospace engineering and manufacturing activities: work process, outcomes, traceability and compliance.
  • Team working principles: team integration, conflict resolution and managing difficult conversations.
  • Housekeeping practices: preparation of work area and restoration on completion of work.
  • Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards and guidance: Health and Safety at Work Act. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments. Manual handling. Types of hazards. Near miss reporting. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).
  • Safe systems of working: situational awareness. Isolation and emergency stop procedures. Emergency evacuation procedures. Slips, trips and falls. Safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers. Lone working. Noise regulation. Display screen equipment (DSE).
  • Quality management systems: BS9001 and AS9100.
  • Human factors: influence on decision making process.
  • Manufacturing related documentation: job cards or build records, Bill of Materials (BOM), Standard Operating Instructions (SOI's), Standard Process Instructions (SPI's), Engineering Query Notifications (EQN's) and Drawing Query Notifications (DQN's).
  • Aviation metallic and composite materials: composite component materials used in manufacture and hot and cold bonding techniques. Metallic materials, properties, and applications.
  • Aviation sector systems: electrical, high and low pressure systems, control and operation and fluid systems.
  • Non-destructive testing techniques: radiography, ultrasound, penetrant flaw detection and pressure testing.
  • Environmental and sustainability regulations and guidance: types of pollution and control measures: noise, smells, spills, and waste. Waste management. Hazardous waste regulations. Re-cyclable materials and waste disposal. Environmental management systems including energy and waste.
  • Engineering mathematical methods and scientific principles: calculations, conversions.
  • Information technology: Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation, word processing, email, virtual communication and learning platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • Verbal communication techniques: giving and receiving information. Adapting style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them.
  • Written communication techniques: aerospace engineering terminology. Report writing.
  • Data management: policies and procedures and governance. Implication of breaches to policies and procedures.
  • Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Emerging power sources: electrification, hydrogen-based propulsion, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
  • Integrated digital and physical models: digital twinning.
  • Virtual verification and validation of manufacturing processes or technology implementations.
  • Fundamental principles of technical support: status reports to internal and external stakeholders. Inspection, testing, validation and analysis of aerospace components. Written reports on engineering, manufacturing or maintenance activities. Technical documentation and information from Computer aided design (CAD), Computer aided manufacturing (CAM), engineering drawings and representations.
  • Fundamental principles of aerospace engineering fitter: purpose and operation of tools and equipment, setting machinery, jigs and fixtures, marking out, validation of automated manufacturing programmes, automated production operations, production of aerospace assemblies and sub-assemblies.
  • Fundamental principles of machining: setting machine operations, program validation and operation of CNC machinery, component production. Subtractive manufacturing, additive manufacturing and Near-Net-Shape manufacturing techniques (NNS).
  • Machinist option: Computer aided design (CAD) and Computer aided manufacturing (CAM): Tools and techniques.
  • Machinist option: Machine and operator safety mechanisms.
  • Machinist option: Tooling and work-holding devices. Purpose and operation of devices for carrying out machining tasks.
  • Machinist option: CNC programming, verifying and proving CNC programmes.
  • Machinist option: Engineering machinery, and machining processes tools and equipment. Milling, turning, grinding, electro discharge machine (EDM), gear cutting, drilling.
  • Machinist option: Machining operations and techniques to produce components.

Skills

  • Resolve engineering or manufacturing engineering problems utilising problem-solving techniques. For example, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA), advanced product quality planning (APQP), and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • Review and select technical information from multiple sources. For example, dimensional requirements, tolerances, surface finishes and operational sequences using drawings, measurement and production output statistical data.
  • Read and interpret information. For example, text, data, design drawings, engineering drawings, job cards, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals.
  • Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing. For example, prepare written technical reports for stakeholders using aerospace terminology where appropriate.
  • Apply safe systems of work. For example, risk assessments, safe working practises for machinery, equipment, and tools in workplace environments.
  • Apply team working principles. For example, contribute to team meetings. Identify and report on work progress, issues or concerns.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Apply health and safety procedures, safe working practises in compliance with regulations and standards.
  • Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards. For example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Follow manufacturers’ instructions and procedures.
  • Provide information on work process and outcomes to colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Use information technology prioritising data protection and cyber security. Comply with GDPR. For example, digital tools for presentation of data, digital communication and collaboration.
  • Use science and engineering principles to solve engineering problems. For example, solve engineering problems using calculus, statistics, probability, needs analysis and systems engineering.
  • Technical support option: Organise and plan technical engineering activities.
  • Technical support option: Apply statistical methods analysis to generate reports. For example, parts per million (PPM), quality adherence.
  • Technical support option: Produce technical information. For example, technical reports on engineering, manufacturing or maintenance activities.
  • Resolve engineering or manufacturing engineering problems utilising problem-solving techniques. For example, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA), advanced product quality planning (APQP), and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • Review and select technical information from multiple sources. For example, dimensional requirements, tolerances, surface finishes and operational sequences using drawings, measurement and production output statistical data.
  • Read and interpret information. For example, text, data, design drawings, engineering drawings, job cards, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals.
  • Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing. For example, prepare written technical reports for stakeholders using aerospace terminology where appropriate.
  • Apply safe systems of work. For example, risk assessments, safe working practises for machinery, equipment, and tools in workplace environments.
  • Apply team working principles. For example, contribute to team meetings. Identify and report on work progress, issues or concerns.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Apply health and safety procedures, safe working practises in compliance with regulations and standards.
  • Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards. For example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Follow manufacturers’ instructions and procedures.
  • Provide information on work process and outcomes to colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Use information technology prioritising data protection and cyber security. Comply with GDPR. For example, digital tools for presentation of data, digital communication and collaboration.
  • Use science and engineering principles to solve engineering problems. For example, solve engineering problems using calculus, statistics, probability, needs analysis and systems engineering.
  • Fitter option: Maintain the work area prior to, during, and on completion of the activity. Restore work area and return resources and consumables on completion.
  • Fitter options: Select, check and use tools, jigs and marking out equipment for aerospace production activities.
  • Fitter options: Assemble, position and fix mechanical fasteners or electrical connections.
  • Fitter options: Select and use measuring equipment. For example, digital micrometers, callipers, go and no-go gauges, torque measuring equipment, electrical continuity measuring equipment.
  • Fitter options: Produce aerospace assemblies in accordance with specified manufacturing instructions.
  • Fitter options: Inspect completed aerospace assemblies in line with specified manufacturing tolerances.
  • Resolve engineering or manufacturing engineering problems utilising problem-solving techniques. For example, practical problem solving (PPS), root cause analysis (RCA), advanced product quality planning (APQP), and process failure effect mode analysis (PFEMA).
  • Review and select technical information from multiple sources. For example, dimensional requirements, tolerances, surface finishes and operational sequences using drawings, measurement and production output statistical data.
  • Read and interpret information. For example, text, data, design drawings, engineering drawings, job cards, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals.
  • Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing. For example, prepare written technical reports for stakeholders using aerospace terminology where appropriate.
  • Apply safe systems of work. For example, risk assessments, safe working practises for machinery, equipment, and tools in workplace environments.
  • Apply team working principles. For example, contribute to team meetings. Identify and report on work progress, issues or concerns.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Apply health and safety procedures, safe working practises in compliance with regulations and standards.
  • Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards. For example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Follow manufacturers’ instructions and procedures.
  • Provide information on work process and outcomes to colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Use information technology prioritising data protection and cyber security. Comply with GDPR. For example, digital tools for presentation of data, digital communication and collaboration.
  • Use science and engineering principles to solve engineering problems. For example, solve engineering problems using calculus, statistics, probability, needs analysis and systems engineering.
  • Machinist option: Interpret information from Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD, CAM) software.
  • Machinist options: Maintain the machining work area prior to, during and on completion of the activity. Restore area and return resources and consumables on completion.
  • Machinist option: Inspect condition and operation of all safety mechanisms. For example, interlocks.
  • Machinist option: Select and validate CNC Programmes.
  • Machinist option: Mount and set work-holding devices, work piece and cutting tools.
  • Machinist option: Select machine type and prepare tooling for machining operations.
  • Machinist option: Set the machine tool operating parameters to component specification.
  • Machinist option: Perform machining operations.
  • Machinist option: Inspect completed aerospace components in line with specified manufacturing tolerances.

Behaviours

  • Prioritise and promote health and safety. For example, hazard and risk awareness, proactive prevention of accidents.
  • Support social inclusion in the workplace with colleagues, and stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Take personal responsibility for their own work.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands.
  • Team-focus to meet work goals.
  • Prioritise and promote health and safety. For example, hazard and risk awareness, proactive prevention of accidents.
  • Support social inclusion in the workplace with colleagues, and stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Take personal responsibility for their own work.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands.
  • Team-focus to meet work goals.
  • Prioritise and promote health and safety. For example, hazard and risk awareness, proactive prevention of accidents.
  • Support social inclusion in the workplace with colleagues, and stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Take personal responsibility for their own work.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands.
  • Team-focus to meet work goals.
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Engineering and manufacturing
Qualification level
3
Equal to A level
Course duration
48 months
Funding
£27,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Job titles include
  • Advanced practical technician
  • Advanced technical technician
  • Aerospace composite technician
  • Aerospace machinist
  • Aerospace manufacturing fitter
  • Aerospace technical support technician
  • Engineering fitter
  • Engineering technician

View more information about Aerospace engineering technician (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.