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Level 2 NVQ Diploma in

www.eal.org.uk
ENGINEERING
Aerospace and Aviation Engineering
(Foundation Competence)

Qualification Specification
Overview
This qualification involves the skills and knowledge needed for
occupations in aerospace and aviation engineering.

Typical Job
Aerospace fitter.

Qualification code: 601/7289/7

Level: 2
Total qualification time: 439 Hours
Guided learning hours: 439
Minimum age 16

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Purpose of the qualification
This qualification is a competency qualification
has been approved by the aerospace and aviation engineering sector
employer group which is made up a range of employers, training
providers and professional institutions.
What could this qualification lead to?
Progression onto a range of engineering based qualifications - including
the level 3 aerospace manufacturing diploma, and career progression.

Entry Requirements
The qualification focuses on the skills, knowledge and behaviours
required to achieve the development phase requirements of the relevant Learners must have the potential to achieve the assessment criteria set
apprenticeship standards. This arrangement ensures that when the out in the units.
apprentice completes the qualification they will have gained knowledge
and practical experience of some of the situations that they could face
within the occupational sector in which it is being delivered. How is the qualification achieved?
The qualification covers the specific skills, knowledge and behaviours of The learner must pass all the assessments of their chosen units to
a range of aerospace and aviation engineering disciplines which have achieve the qualification.
been developed in consultation with engineering industry specialists and
training providers to ensure that it meets the needs of industry
employers and learners. What will be assessed?
The content and structure of the qualification has been developed to All evidence submitted by the learner against the assessment criteria.
provide the appropriate level of skills, knowledge and behaviours
required to be achieved and assessed to demonstrate full occupational
competence in the development phase of the apprenticeship. It is for How will it be assessed?
apprentices working towards the relevant apprenticeship standard

The assessment of this qualification involves the compilation of a

Who supports this qualification? portfolio to demonstrate evidence against the assessment criteria.

Supported by Semta and by the aerospace and aviation engineering

sector.

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Structure

The apprentice is required to complete the required number of mandatory units, followed by the required number of optional units.

Group A: Mandatory units: the apprentice must complete four units:

EAL code Unit title GL (Hrs) Ofqual code

Complying with statutory regulations and organisational

AAEF2-001 18 R/507/7071
safety requirements (Aerospace and Aviation)
Working efficiently and effectively in an engineering
AAEF2-002 18 Y/507/7072
environment (Aerospace and Aviation)
Using and communicating technical information (Aerospace
AAEF2-003 18 D/507/7073
and Aviation)
Plus:
Conducting business improvement activities (Aerospace
AAEF2-004A 70 H/507/7074
and Aviation)
Or:
Demonstrating personal accountability in an aircraft
AAEF2-004B 70 D/507/7123
maintenance environment (Aerospace and Aviation)

Continued

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Group B: Optional units: the apprentice must complete four of the following units:

AAEF2-005

AAEF2-006

AAEF2-007
Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD
system (Aerospace and Aviation)
Producing components using hand fitting techniques
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Producing mechanical assemblies (Aerospace and Aviation)
140

175

140
H/507/7124

M/507/7126

A/507/7128
Forming and assembling pipework systems (Aerospace and
AAEF2-008 140 F/507/7129
Aviation)
Carrying out aircraft detail fitting activities (Aerospace and
AAEF2-009 175 T/507/7130
Aviation)
Installing aircraft mechanical fasteners (Aerospace and
AAEF2-010 105 A/507/7131
Aviation)
Producing aircraft detail assemblies (Aerospace and
AAEF2-011 140 L/507/7134
Aviation)
Preparing and using lathes for turning operations
AAEF2-012 140 R/507/7135
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Preparing and using milling machines (Aerospace and
AAEF2-013 140 D/507/7137
Aviation)
Preparing and proving CNC machine tool programs
AAEF2-014 140 H/507/7138
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Preparing and using CNC turning machines (Aerospace and
AAEF2-015 140 D/507/7140
Aviation)
Preparing and using CNC milling machines (Aerospace and
AAEF2-016 140 H/507/7141
Aviation)
Maintaining mechanical devices and equipment (Aerospace
AAEF2-017 175 K/507/7142
and Aviation)
Assembling and testing fluid power systems (Aerospace
AAEF2-018 105 M/507/7143
and Aviation)
Producing sheet metal components and assemblies
AAEF2-019 140 T/507/7144
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Preparing and using manual TIG or Plasma-arc welding
AAEF2-020 140 J/507/7147
equipment (Aerospace and Aviation)
Preparing and using semi-automatic MIG, MAG and flux
AAEF2-021 140 R/507/7149
cored arc welding equipment (Aerospace and Aviation)
Producing composite mouldings using Wet Lay-up
AAEF2-022 140 R/507/7152
techniques (Aerospace and Aviation)
Producing composite mouldings using Pre-Preg techniques
AAEF2-023 140 Y/507/7153
(Aerospace and Aviation)
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AAEF2-024

AAEF2-025

AAEF2-026

AAEF2-027
General electrical and electronic engineering applications
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Dressing aircraft engines (Aerospace and Aviation)
Maintaining aircraft mechanical devices and equipment
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Maintaining fluid power equipment (Aerospace and
Aviation)
140

105

175

105
H/507/7155

M/507/7157

T/507/7158

A/507/7159

General turning, milling and welding applications

AAEF2-028 140 T/507/7161
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Identifying defects in composite mouldings (Aerospace and
AAEF2-029 35 F/507/7163
Aviation)
Carrying out repair on composite mouldings (Aerospace and
AAEF2-030 105 L/507/7165
Aviation)
Lifting and trestling/shoring aircraft for maintenance and
AAEF2-031 70 R/507/7166
repair activities (Aerospace and Aviation)
General electrical and avionic engineering applications
AAEF2-032 140 D/508/1110
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Producing electrical or electronic engineering drawings
AAEF2-033 140 M/508/1113
using a CAD system (Aerospace and Aviation)
Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits
AAEF2-034 140 T/508/1114
(Aerospace and Aviation)
Assembling, wiring and testing electrical
AAEF2-035 panels/components mounted in enclosures (Aerospace and 140 F/508/1116
Aviation)
Assembling and testing electronic circuits (Aerospace and
AAEF2-036 140 J/508/1117
Aviation)
Maintaining electrical equipment/systems (Aerospace and
AAEF2-037 175 L/508/1118
Aviation)
Maintaining electronic equipment/systems (Aerospace and
AAEF2-038 140 R/508/1119
Aviation)
AAEF2-046 Producing composite assemblies (Aerospace and Aviation) 105 J/508/1120

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Barred/unit combinations:

a) Only one unit from the following pairs of units maybe selected as the part apprentice’s choice of four optional units to be
completed. However they can be undertaken as additional units if required by the employer.

AAEF2-007: Producing mechanical assemblies (Aerospace and Aviation)

AAEF2-025: Dressing aircraft engines (Aerospace and Aviation)

AAEF2-017: Maintaining mechanical devices and equipment (Aerospace and Aviation)

AAEF2-026: Maintaining aircraft mechanical devices and equipment (Aerospace and Aviation)

AAEF2-024: General electrical and electronic engineering applications (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2-032: General aircraft electrical and electronic engineering applications (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2-009: Carrying out aircraft detail fitting activities (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2-019: Producing sheet metal components and assemblies (Aerospace and Aviation)

AAEF2-005: Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2-033: Producing electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system (Aerospace and Aviation)

b) If any of the following units listed below are selected as the apprentice’s choice of four optional units then unit AAEF2-028:
General turning, milling and welding applications (Aerospace and Aviation) cannot be undertaken.

AAEF2-012: Preparing and using lathes for turning operations (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2- 013: Preparing and using milling machines (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2- 015: Preparing and using CNC turning machines (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2- 016: Preparing and using CNC milling machines (Aerospace and Aviation)
AAEF2- 021: Preparing and using semi-automatic MIG, MAG and flux cored arc welding equipment (Aerospace and Aviation)

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