Aircraft Engineering introductory year, foundation degree FdEng and top-up year BSc(Hons): Partner institutions and their facilities

KLM UK Engineering Ltd, an aircraft maintenance organisation, is a large employer of aircraft engineers. Its Technical College has gained a worldwide reputation for its continuing high standards.

The College's courses have full EASA 147 approval and full EASA 147 approval for EASA 66 Cat A and B1 basic training. It also holds ISO 9001 accreditation for its quality management system, adopted to deliver and design training courses.

KLM UK Engineering offers unique training opportunities on 'live' commercial aircraft in our EASA 145 Maintenance Organisation. Liaison between instructors and highly skilled engineers working on the various types of aircraft contributes significantly to the success rate of students on our courses.

Its training manuals, produced by professional and experienced staff, are regularly updated and are included in course costs. Examination results and progress reports can be sent to sponsors and certificates are issued to individuals on the successful completion of all courses.

KLM UK Engineering Ltd's engineering maintenance/component overhaul workshops and offices occupy some 88,000 sq. ft of space at Norwich Airport. Among the approvals held are those from the Civil Aviation Authority for maintenance and overhaul of the B737, F100/70, BAe 146/RJ, Fokker 50 and ATR 72 aircraft.

The Technical College: The Technical College is located at Norwich Airport, close to the city centre and beautiful countryside. It has well-equipped, permanent and purpose-built classrooms, together with student study areas, technical library and student refectory.

All the instructors are very experienced and are approved by the Civil Aviation Authority under EASA 147. An independent quality assurance training standards surveyor ensures training and examination standards meet the Approved Authority requirements.

Its facilities also include a purpose-built apprentice centre, housing its very own hand-skills workshop (mechanical and electrical). It has a dedicated practical training classroom, complete with a full-size aircraft fuselage. Practical training is also undertaken in KLM aircraft component overhaul facilities and base maintenance hangars.

Find out more from the KLM UK Engineering website or contact:

• Sarah Chaplin (college administrator)
  KLM UK Engineering Technical College
  25–27 Hurricane Way
  Norwich Airport Industrial Estate
  Norwich, Norfolk
  NR6 6HE
  Tel: 44 (0)1603 480 482
  Fax: 44 (0)1603 480 499
  Email: sarah.chaplin@klmuk.com 
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Teaching takes place in a hangar at Newcastle Airport, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, workshops and classrooms, including a functional Boeing 737 aircraft.

The combination of hands-on, practical training at a busy regional airport with use of the latest equipment and academic facilities gives you an outstanding training in aircraft engineering. The Boeing 737 is fully functional and has all the systems – navigation, communication, electrical and hydraulic – you would expect on a modern aircraft. You will carry out standard repairs on the flying controls, engine, power supply, air conditioning and landing gear.

The workshops are kitted out with the very latest equipment, designed for the study of specific aspects of aircraft engineering. These include hydraulics, landing gear, pneumatics, structural repair, electrics and electronics workshops.

The IT suite is equipped with modern CBT training equipment for the electrical and electronic practical training. These computers allow you access to the internet for research. The Academy also has a library of technical publications and aircraft manuals to help you with revision and research.

Newcastle College: Students will have access to all Newcastle College facilities. A range of access courses are also taught at Newcastle College.

Based in the city centre, it's the largest college in the North East, with over 30,000 students. Students are taught at the College's Centre for Engineering, which is equipped with everything you need for practical, relevant training. This includes:

• state-of-the-art design software and robotics equipment;
• programmable logic controller suite;
• laboratories for testing analogue and digital circuits;
• power systems laboratory;
• instrumentation and control laboratory;
• mechanical science laboratory; and
• engineering workshops for milling, turning and shaping metal.

Campus-wide facilities include four libraries that hold over 125,000 books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, CD-ROMs, and PCs with internet access. The College also has a shop, cafés, a sports centre with a variety of clubs and classes, and an art gallery.

Find out more from the Newcastle College website or contact:

• Newcastle Aviation Academy
  Newcastle International Airport
  Woolsington
  Newcastle upon Tyne
  NE13 8BT
  Tel: 44 (0)191 226 7590
  enquiries@newcastleaviation.co.uk
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• Newcastle College
  Rye Hill Campus
  Scotswood Road
  Newcastle upon Tyne
  NE4 7SA
  Tel: 44 (0)191 200 4000
  enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk
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NB: Please note that this course is not available through UCAS. It is a SAR-66 Cat B1.1-approved training programme.

The Air Transport Training College (ATTC) was established in 1999 as a professional development centre for the Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers (SIAE).

Within the Singapore Airworthiness Requirement (SAR) framework (regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore), it is a SAR Part 147 Approved Maintenance Training Organisation (CAAS Approval No: MTO/002). This means that it is approved to offer training programmes that meet SAR 66 basic knowledge and initial skills requirements in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul.

ATTC also:

• has MCAR-147 from the Republic of Maldives and Approved Training Organisation status from the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority – to provide Part 66 basic knowledge and aviation skills training, including the conduct of Part 66 basic knowledge examinations;
• is a Singapore Workforce Development Agency-approved training organisation, having been awarded ATO No.00161 in August 2007 – it was upgraded in December 2008 and designated a Continuing Education and Training Centre for the aerospace industry;
• is an ISO 9001:2008 quality certified company and the only SAR Part 147 Aviation Training Organisation registered with the Ministry of Education as a private school; and
• gained Frost & Sullivan's Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defense 2009 Aerospace Technical Training Institution of the Year Award.

ATTC campuses: The College operates across two campuses. The main campus is in eastern Singapore at the MDIS Building, Changi Road. The Skills Centre is located in north-eastern Singapore at Hangar 151, Seletar Airport. It houses:

• hangar workshops – offering skills-based training in electrical, electronics and mechanical disciplines within the aviation framework;
• a Cessna 172 Skyhawk;
• a fully-operational Learjet 25B – to enhance the maintenance experience offered at the hangar; and
• a full-motion flight simulator – certified by CASA (Australia) for pilot training.

Find out more from the Air Transport Training College website or contact:

• David Lim (business development manager)
  Air Transport Training College
  190 Changi Road #04-01
  MDIS Building
  Singapore 419974
  Tel: (65) 6603 6603
  Fax: (65) 6346 0115
  Email: sales@attc.edu.sg
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