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Aircraft Technician to Aerospace Engineer

Aviation · 4 stages
Aircraft Technician to Aerospace Engineer

From hangar-floor maintenance to designing and certifying aircraft systems through ZNDU's aerospace engineering programmes.


The journey
1
Aircraft Maintenance Assistant
Apprenticeship · NQF ZNQF 4 · 12 months
Trade entry through the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering with squadron workshop placement.
2
Aircraft Systems Technician
NQF ZNQF 8 · 4 years
BSc Honours in Aviation Sciences (Aircraft Systems and Operations): airworthiness, avionics and flight-line operations.
3
Aerospace Engineer
NQF ZNQF 8 · 4 years
BSc Honours in Aerospace Engineering: design, propulsion and structural analysis for fixed and rotary wing fleets.
4
Senior Engineering Officer
NQF ZNQF 9 · 2 years
Research-led specialisation through the Master of Philosophy, leading airworthiness boards and deep maintenance programmes.