Aeronautical Engineering

With shared resource links to the Future Skills Centre, this full time course is for students with a passion for Aeronautical Engineering.

• Gain theoretical understanding of general engineering principles which underpin the Aeronautical maintenance industry. These units include: Engineering Principles, Engineering Product Design and Manufacture, Manufacturing Secondary Machine Processes
• Experience practical skills in aviation, such as working in the hangar in the second year and work on the jetstream aircraft
• Study Engineering at the Technology Centre in year 1 and specialise at the Future Skills Centre in year 2
• Attain the skills and knowledge to prepare you for a career that has great potential to earn a very competitive salary
• Complete aviation specific units such as Gas Turbines and Theories of Flight, or Extended Diploma in Engineering
• Benefit from work experience as part of your course

The course contains two units which are externally assessed and count as double weight units. The remaining two units are assessed through written assignment completion.

This course is ideal if you have a passion for aeronautical engineering and are looking to progress on to an Apprenticeship or on to a Diploma in Engineering.

Future Steps: Progression is on to the Level 5 Foundation Degree in Aeronautical Engineering which incorporates the CAA B license or on to an Apprenticeship in Aeronautical Maintenance. Future job roles might include aeronautical technician, B licence engineer or general engineering.

You will need a grade 4 in GCSE English Language and grade 5 in Maths and a grade 4 or above in Science, Double Science or Physics, plus three other GCSEs at grade 4 or above, or equivalent. You need a passion for learning and a keen interest in a hands on engineering career.

Our Future Skills Centre, near Exeter Airport, focuses on courses for high-tech jobs in aeronautical, engineering, digital, construction and clean growth. The realistic aerospace workshop environment holds one aircraft plus maintenance units including a Nimrod landing gear and Rolls-Royce jet engines.