Certificate in Aircraft Mechanic Basics

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 it may meet the acceptable criteria in the Canadian Aviation.

Students who successfully complete the certificate program may choose 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 for the license.

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.

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