Aerospace vocational training — Vocational training centers offer programs which will lead to a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) or to an Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS). These will open doors to different career opportunities in the aerospace and aircraft industries.
Here is a short list of aerospace vocational training programs
USE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL
Degree: DVS
Goal of the program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to manufacture parts using several molding techniques; to manufacture templates; to build and fix molds made of composite material and to assemble composite material components.
Professional outcome: Plastic Product Assembler, Finisher and Inspector
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturing companies (plastic product division)
CABLE AND CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY
Degree: DVS
Goal of the Program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to be able to accomplish manufacturing work and mechanical assembly; to install harnesses in an assembly; to assemble and install system components; to assemble printed circuit boards and to maintain aircraft electrical systems.
Professional outcome: Aircraft assembler
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturing, maintenance and revision companies
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY
Degree: DVS
Goal of the Program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order be able to carry out aerospace-specific assembly techniques (such as rivets and sealants); to form a sub assembly; to fabricate simple structural parts; to perform mechanical assembly tasks and to install parts of an aircraft structure.
Professional Outcome: Aircraft Assembler.
Workplace: Aircraft and aircraft components manufacturing companies.
AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY
Degree: DVS
Goal of the program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to carry out assembly, installation and troubleshooting for transmission, motors and accessories, control, flight and landing systems; as well as machining, riveting/deriveting and balancing rotors.
Professional outcome: Aircraft assembler
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturers
TOOL MAKING
Degree: AVS
Goal of the program: to acquire the necessary knowledge in order to carry out tracing, tooling and assembling methods; to make and repair cutting tools, guide and drilling jigs, calibers or machining equipment.
Professional outcome: Metalworking machine operator.
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturers
FLIGHT DISPATCH
Degree: DVS
Goal of the program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to prepare and follow up on flights; to draw up flight plans and weight and balance estimates; to ensure fuel, equipment and food supplies; to maintain communication with crews, especially regarding operation, weather and flight conditions
Professional outcome: Flight dispatcher
Workplace: Air operators
MACHINING TECHNIQUES
Degree: DVS
Goal of the program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to perform machining tasks (turning, milling, boring) on conventional machine tools; to perform machining tasks on numerical control machine tools.
Professional outcome: Machining Tool Operator
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturers
PRECISION SHEET METAL WORK
Degree: DVS
Goal of the program: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to create and trace various patterns; to cut out, make and assemble sheet and other metals; to perform general sheet metal work relative to the aerospace industry.
Professional outcome: sheet metal worker
Workplace: Aircraft manufacturers
NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOL OPERATION
Degree: AVS
Goal of the programG: To acquire the necessary knowledge in order to interpret complex drawings related to numerical control machine tool operation; to carry out manual and automatic programming; to perform basic and complex machining operations on a machining center and on a numerical control lathe.
Professional Outcome: Numerical control machine tool operator
Workplace: Aircraft and aircraft components manufacturers
For more information about these programs and to know which schools are offering them, visit the Inforoute website for professional and technical training.