Take the first steps towards a career as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician with Northern Lights College Aircraft Mechanic Basics certificate training program! Learn new job skills in an exciting and challenging industry in our one-year program. No Transport Canada accreditation is provided for the certificate program but may meet the acceptable criteria in the Canadian Aviation Regulations 566.07 (2) (a)
Students who successfully complete the certificate program may chose to further their training by completing the Transport Canada Accredited Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diploma, which is accredited with 1800 hours towards the AME License. If you chose this route your attendance must remain at 95% or higher, or no more than 45.5 hours missed to be eligible.
Students will study aircraft safety, hangar hazards, airframe structures, engines and aircraft systems. They will learn to interpret technical manuals, drawings and blueprints, to disassemble and remove defective parts, to assemble and install replacement parts and test aircraft systems.
Courses
Semester 1
AMT101 General Introduction -10hrs
AMT102 Aerodynamics Fixed Wing Aircraft -25hrs
AMT103 Materials Aircraft Structures -40hrs
AMT104 Aircraft Hardware Approved Parts -24hrs
AMT105 Aircraft Hydraulic Pneumatic Systems -20hrs
AMT106 Aircraft Equipment Introduction -8hrs
AMT107 Basic Aircraft Electricity DC -30hrs
AMT108 Blueprint Design -14hrs
AMT109 Hand Tools -24hrs
AMT110 Aviation Math -10hrs
AMT111 Canadian Aviation Regulations 1 -24hrs
AMT112 Flight Controls Fixed Wing and Rigging -8hrs
AMT114 Practical Projects -218hrs
Semester 2
AMT121 Canadian Aviation Regulations 2 -24hrs
AMT122 Non Destructive Testing Corrosion -24hrs
AMT123 Aircraft Aerodynamics Rotary -16hrs
AMT124 Human Factors in Aviation -8hrs
AMT125 Aircraft Maintenance Inspections -32hrs
AMT126 Basic Electricity AC -16hrs
AMT127 Turbine Engine Theory -24hrs
AMT128 Piston Engines 1- 32hrs
AMT129 Reciprocating Components -54hrs
AMT130 Electrical Systems -37hrs
AMT132 Practical Projects 2 -188hrs
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Northern Lights College
Dawson Creek Campus,
11401 - 8th Street,
DAWSON CREEK,
British Columbia (BC),
V1G 4G2, Canada
Provide British Columbia secondary school transcripts or equivalent (Alberta/NWT equivalent course numbers in brackets) indicating successful completion of:
English 11 or equivalent (one of):
• BC Communications 11, English 11, Composition 11, Creative Writing 11, Literary Studies 11, New Media 11,
or Spoken Languages 11 with a C or better;
• BC Communications 12, English 12 with a C or better;
• Alberta English Language Arts ELA 20-2, or ELA 20-1 with a C or better;
• Alberta English Language Arts ELA 30-2, or ELA 30-1 with a C or better;
• NLC ENGL-040 with a C (60%) or better
• NLC ENGL-050 with a C or better
• NLC EASL-050• IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no band less than 5.5
Math 11 or equivalent (one of):
• BC Applications of Mathematics 11, Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11, Workplace Mathematics 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, or Pre-Calculus Mathematics 11 with a C or better;
• Alberta Applied Math 20, Math 20-3, Math 20-2, Pure Math 20, or Math 30-1 with a C or better;
• NLC MATH 040 with a C (60%) or better
OR
ESTR 047 (Advanced-Level Essential Skills for Trades) with 67% or higher
OR
Applicants may also complete the Canadian Adult Achievement Test (CAAT) to demonstrate program readiness. Minimum requirements are:
• Reading Comprehension: 12.0 grade equivalent or higher
• Number Operations: 11.0 grade equivalent or higher
• Problem Solving: 11.0 grade equivalent or higher