This qualification may be of use to employees of aviation maintenance workshops who are required to perform repair and overhaul tasks on a limited range of aircraft electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic components, or who perform simple repairs on a limited range of structural components.
Units of competency that comprise this qualification are a mix of common units that apply to all technical employment streams covered by the Aeroskills Training Package (core units) and technical stream units that are specific to a technical employment stream (elective units).
The qualification provides significant credits towards higher level Aeroskills Certificates.
Subjects
Packaging Rules
To be awarded Certificate II in Aeroskills, competency must be demonstrated in one of:
Avionic: 12 units consisting of 8 Core units plus 3 units from Elective Group A and one unit from either Group B or Group C
Mechanical: 12 units consisting of 8 Core units plus 3 units from Elective Group B and one unit from either of Groups A and C
Structures: 11 units consisting of 8 Core units plus 2 units from Elective Group C and one unit from either of Groups A and B.
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:
Communication
Understanding work and organisational instructions
Seeking guidance and describing clearly faults, problems and spares requirements
Negotiating with team members regarding timing and progress of work activities
Understanding and interpreting procedures, instructions and maintenance publications
Completing maintenance documentation and component tags
Reading drawings relating to maintenance activities
Using computers to obtain maintenance data and complete documentation
Networking with other team members regarding work planning and execution
Teamwork
Performing tasks as an individual while being responsive to supervisors and allowing for relevant human factors
Working effectively with supervisors, qualified persons providing guidance and other team members who may be of different ages, gender, race, religion and political persuasion
Working effectively as a member of a team and gaining the trust and support of other team members
Problem-solving
With qualified person guidance identifying problems and developing practical solutions to maintenance problems not fully covered by maintenance data
Proposing solutions to problems as modifications or a amendments to specified maintenance processes
Responding to emergencies or accidents in accordance with regulatory and organisational requirements
Using mathematical techniques to obtain and apply dimensional and tolerance data and to convert values between systems of measurement
Initiative and enterprise
Adapting to new situations that arise as a consequence of revised maintenance data, practices and procedures
Varying work practices and behaviour as a result of performance feedback during competency development and job performance
Evaluating under guidance ideas that may result in modifications or changes to work processes
Applying human factors to avoid maintenance errors and maintain quality standards and adapting competencies to the performance of a range of maintenance tasks
Contributing to a process of continuous improvement and a willingness to support and participate in the effective introduction of new work practices
Planning and organising
Clarifying task objectives and required outcomes with supervisors and with qualified persons providing guidance
Self-management
Accepting responsibility for managing individual workload to meet target completion times or fit in with team milestones
Actively seeking opportunities to develop competencies and to apply them across a range of tasks and monitoring performance using indicators such as the extent of guidance required and the level of supervision exercised by supervisors
Identifying career paths beyond Certificate II, especially with regard to on-aircraft as an aircraft maintenance engineer or component repair and overhaul in workshops
Learning
Taking advantage of learning opportunities that arise through expansion of the range of tasks and through organisational continuation training
Adapting competencies to accommodate new ideas and techniques
Using feedback from qualified persons and supervisors to identify ways in which competence can be improved
Technology
Maintaining components and component parts that are within the scope of competencies and selecting applicable tools and equipment
Storing and caring for components, component parts, tools and support equipment
Using test equipment that is within the scope of competencies held
Amending print-based maintenance publications
Using computers and microfiche to obtain maintenance data and using computers to complete documentation