Edition 60, September 2008

TAFE receives approval to deliver training for aircraft engineers


TAFE NSW is the first Australian TAFE to receive certification to deliver new internationally recognised training for apprentice aircraft engineers.

South Western Sydney Institute will be the first to deliver the training under the new maintenance engineering training standards.

In 2007 CASA introduced the maintenance training and licensing standards, which are closely aligned with best-practice European standards, to allow the aviation industry the opportunity to become more competitive in the international aviation market.

CASA chief executive officer, Bruce Byron, said the approval given to TAFE NSW is a significant step forward for the Australian aviation industry, which can now access a wider choice of training providers.

For industry, the certification means that New South Wales companies will be better able to compete for and win maintenance contracts for offshore carriers, using TAFE NSW graduates. For the graduates it means that they will be able to compete for employment in a global market.

Maintenance training organisations have the choice of continuing to operate under the existing standards or can move to the new standards by complying with the requirements of Civil Aviation Order 100.66.

For more information casa.gov.au/newrules/maint/CAO10066/index.htm

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