Pre-apprenticeship candidates touring Qantas Hangar 3

Hangar-Ready, Australian-Trained

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Apprentice Candidates

Built to feed your apprenticeship pipeline without adding risk – candidates who understand WHS, HF/CRM, tool control, and approved data.

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Hire AIR Graduates: Hangar-Ready From Day One

Entry-level talent trained on live procedures and real sites

AIR graduates pre-screened with the basics: PPE, tool control, FOD discipline, WHS, HF/CRM, and supervised maintenance practice aligned to industry expectations. They’ve been inside operating facilities, on the line, and have seen how real heavy maintenance works, not just a classroom demo.

They’re comfortable on the flight line and in the hangar, understand inspection points, and follow approved data and sign-off discipline. You’ll spend less time onboarding and more time putting them on productive tasking.

Accelerated to Certificate IV / Apprenticeship Pathways

Back-mapped to UoC for credit via RPL

The program is built to feed apprenticeships and recognise prior learning. Content is back-mapped to Certificate IV units so your apprentice can bank credit toward MEAs through RPL once enrolled with Sigma – removing duplication and shortening time to licence outcomes.

Delivery is face-to-face, intensive, and integrated with partner AMOs/MROs so training aligns to actual tasking and company procedures, not generic “work experience.”

Safe Around Aircraft, GSE and ENVIRO: From Week One

Ground handling, refuelling, oxygen/nitrogen, EWIS fundamentals, composites, surface-prep

Graduates are drilled on ground handling and flight-line safety, aircraft washing and inspections, refuelling risks/controls, and oxygen/nitrogen handling. They’ve practised the basics you actually need them to know before day one.

They’re also introduced to EWIS: separation rules, p-clips, damage zones, and correct installation/removal – so they don’t learn the hard way near critical wiring.

Stores, LockwirING, HardwarE: Done To Standard

Filters, chip detectors, O-rings, fasteners, lockwiring

AIR covers the common stores procedures and component handling you use every day: filters, chip detectors, O-rings, correct hardware selection/installation, and lockwiring principles and practice.

Practical assessments include V-Block, Riveted Panel, and Lockwire jig tasks with LMS-tracked theory to reinforce standards and data interpretation.

Interested in an AIR Course Graduate?

We have a number of pre-screened candidates seeking placement in the hangar – interested? Get in contact.

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Built For Australia. Built To Grow Local Engineers.

A pipeline for TA → AME → LAME in-country

AIR is delivered with Australian maintenance organisations to identify and develop local talent for trade assistant and AME roles, progressing to licensing through the Part 66 pathways. It’s not an import workaround, it’s a capability pipeline.

Operators get candidates screened in real environments and ready for induction, with company-specific procedure exposure to reduce day-one friction.

TRAINING THROUGH A MENTAL-HEALTH LENS

HF, fatigue, stress, self-care and safety mindset

Human Factors is taught explicitly: fatigue, time pressure, mental health, hydration/nutrition, and error traps: because errors don’t start with spanners; they start with people.

Students are coached on safe behaviours and escalation, i.e. when to stop, when to ask, and how to use supervision and inspection structures correctly.

Learning & Teaching that’s Better than Any Organisation I’ve Been With

Compared to [Other Training Providers] courses this was better by miles. This is because they don’t cram you with useless information that you have to remember. This was easier to understand. And was one of the best courses I’ve attended.

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AIR Course Curriculum

Week	Focus Areas	Outcomes
Week 1	Induction; DAMP; WHS; HF/CRM; PPE; tool control; FOD; supervised maintenance exposure; live facility tours (Defence/airline).	Move safely in hangar/line; follow WHS directions; maintain tool/PPE discipline; conduct FOD walks; respect supervision/inspection roles; operate around aircraft without adding risk.
Week 2	Lubrication/fluids/sealants; ground handling & GSE; aircraft washing/inspections; filters, chip detectors, O-rings; lockwiring fundamentals; EWIS intro.	Assist lube & fluids tasks; support ground handling with correct GSE; wash/inspect correctly; identify common hardware; execute supervised lockwire; apply basic EWIS do/don’t.
Week 3	Refuelling hazards/controls; oxygen & nitrogen handling; basic structures (sheet-metal/composites); paint prep & touch-up; company ERP; industry speakers.	Assist refuelling under supervision; handle O₂/N₂ safely; understand basic structures/paint processes; follow ERP; situational awareness of CASA/ATSB accountabilities.
Week 4	Company maintenance program; job packs & approved data; transition to practical phase; V-Block Task 1; LMS theory mapped to MEA1XX–2XX.	Read job packs; prep tools/materials; complete V-Block to spec; progress mapped theory; maintain parts clearance & tool control to QA standard.
Week 5	Lockwire Jig Task 2; LMS theory MEA3XX–4XX; course wrap-up, Q&A, certificates; RPL back-mapping to Cert IV UoC (apprenticeship pathway).	Execute repeatable lockwire to standard; evidence mapped to MEA units; present with line-safe behaviours and realistic QA discipline ready for induction.

Why this matters to an AMO/MRO

AIR cuts onboarding—graduates already know WHS, HF/CRM, DAMP, ERP, company procedures, and safe aircraft/GSE behavior, so they’re productive faster. Practical tasks (V-Block/Lockwire) and mapped LMS theory give RPL real substance. It’s an Australian pipeline with local operators, building long-term LAME outcomes.

Proudly Funded by MSQ

AIR is sponsored by Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ), signalling that the program meets state workforce priorities and delivers measurable outcomes. MSQ support helps underwrite delivery quality, candidate selection, and audit-grade reporting – so you’re not guessing about readiness.

For employers, that backing reduces risk and cost: a standardised WHS/HF baseline, verified hands-on tasks, and clear progression data you can trust. You get priority access to screened candidates, faster ramp to productive tasking, and cleaner RPL into Certificate IV once employed with Sigma. In short—public co-funding plus industry design equals a dependable local pipeline, not an experiment.

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