Becoming an Engineer

[Frogga]

I'm thinking of becomeing an engineer, does anyone have information on:

The Colleges that provide the course,

and what the course involves.

Many Thanks

Andrew

[woptb]

Andrew,
Links to Colleges/Uni’s offering courses,also information regarding course content & requirements. It’s not a complete list but will give you most of the information you require.BA,Virgin & I think Flybe,BMI still offer aprenticeships,although I'm not completely sure about the latter two.
Good Luck!
http://www.newcastleaviation.co.uk/training_routes.htm
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aircrafteng/licence/licence.htm
http://www.airservicetraining.co.uk/welcome.html
http://www.licencebypost.com/licences.htm
http://www.barry.ac.uk/courseareadetails.asp?area=5
http://www.cityofbristol.ac.uk/coursefinder/SearchResults.aspx?classid=9&Subject=Enter+subject&x=57&y=7

[shuchim]

hi wopt can u tell how can i work in britain i am having indian dgca aircraft maintenance licence .g would pla to have your reply about conversion exam and is that the indian licence more value there i heard this from my friends .inx many paper exam do i have to give to contest my licence. thanks

[spannersatcx]

There is no conversion exam as EASA (JAA is no more) do not recognise other licences at this time, you have to do all modules. Go to the CAA website and have a look in the safety regulation section.

[shuchim]

thanks spanner for your reply i read on website and it written that faa licence is not valid but for other icao licence they have to give atleast rules paper of caa ,

[spannersatcx]

Here is the link to tell you that it doesn't matter what licence you have, at this time EASA do not recognise any for a straight conversion. here (http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=177&pagetype=70&gid=1102&faqid=722) and here is what it says

I have an ICAO licence outside of the EU. Can I convert to a Part-66 licence and what credits will I get?

There are no conversion terms or credits available in respect of the exams. However, authentic experience may be counted towards the overall experience requirement. Previous countable experience will be assessed at the time of licence application.

[CY333]

I did my lisence at KLM UK together with Kingston Uni.
If you want my opinion dont go to the same place i have gone.
I believe Bristol is the quite good if you want to do this course.

[stevef]

If you're determined to get into aircraft maintenance, I'd suggest you avoid the light aircraft sector because, generally speaking, the pay is feeble compared to that of large aircraft. That applies to licensed engineers as well as unlicensed. I know Aeroplanes 2 & turbine engine license holders that earn more than twice my salary. Most of the larger a/c I've worked on are not in service anymore and there's rarely a route for moving onto widebodies without previous experience.

[shuchim]

thanks for your suggestion to every one .i am holding jet engine licence 3yr aviation and have 6 month practicle experience on B737 in indian airlines but not a job just a practical experience and i am not type rated on it do u think that i have a chance of job in usa and uk and as spanner told that there is no conversion in caa that is easy for me to get in there. and is the dgca licence having some value in uk and usa. i dont know,but my friends told that indians are more preffered in other countries.

[Engineeraaron]

You will need a EASA Issued Licence to be licensed in the Uk or FAA Licence for USA, And about the indian licence being perfered, ive never seen that, most job adverts i have seen have UK issued EASA licence ONLY written in them.

[Vortechs Jenerator]

FroggaI'm thinking of becomeing an engineerI find that a strange phrase.

I never had any doubt what I wanted. I've been an a/c eng for 23 years and tinkered with bikes & cars since 12 years old before that.

Being an aircraft engineer still gives me job satisfaction on a good day after this time.

There's a lot of moaning in aviation (from all skill sets) but that's life.

If you want it. Do it mate:ok:

(There's also a lot of "Do summat else mate - like be a plumber, less responsability for more money!" advice from some people who, frankly, seem to want it to ramain an elitest club and command betterwages in the future IMO).

My top tip....

80% of aircraft work is repetative mundane and low skill. The other 20% is challenging, high skill and rewarding! A Pareto effect, if you will.

[shuchim]

do the plumber earn more money than aircraft engineer in europe? wow in india they were paid just $1 for every work i think by this news our indian plumber will go to europe.