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Application for AET Program Accreditation

Rick Hestilow Director

PO Box 136818 Fort Worth, TX 76136

(817) 984-4743 [email protected]

www.ncatt.org

NCATT Program Accreditation Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in becoming an NCATT Accredited Training Provider. The National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (NCATT) is a national organization whose vision is to be the premiere resource for the aerospace and transportation industries in the creation of:

o Knowledge and Skill Standards o Certifications o Accreditations for Training Providers o Outreach Activities

Background Information

NCATT provides the vehicle, through which the aerospace industry identifies, develops and delivers comprehensive and current knowledge standards for the aerospace industry. NCATT Standards are then coupled to a career field specific aviation industry recognized NCATT Certification. The aviation industry believes that industry driven technician knowledge standards supporting recognized NCATT Technician Certification will provide higher levels of aviation safety and dependability plus provide technician professional development opportunities and recognition.

Initial Standards and Certification

The initial aerospace maintenance career field that was selected by the aviation industry for Standards and Certification Development was aircraft electronics. The entry-level standards for this career field were established and are identified as the Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) Standards. NCATT has developed the evaluation examination for “NCATT AET Certification” which is available through PSI/LaserGrade testing centers nationwide. All educational entities that have programs that teach the “AET Standards”, at or greater than the minimum “task / knowledge” levels that are associated with each standard, may be eligible for “NCATT Program Accreditation” and are encouraged to apply. The “advanced standards” for “Navigation and Communication Systems” have been identified and are currently in the review and validation process.

NCATT Guidance and Support

A review of the rapidly growing list of NCATT aviation industry partners (please refer to the NCATT website) helps one realize that the United States aviation industry's leaders are committed to the concept of setting their own comprehensive and current standards for technician knowledge, industry recognized certifications and the processes that support those activities.

It is from this remarkable pool of airframe and equipment manufacturers, maintenance and repair organizations, aviation industry professional organizations, organized labor, Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, General Aviation and Air Carrier operators, the United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps that NCATT draws its subject-matter experts, and aviation industry executive level personnel. It is these individuals who provide guidance in all NCATT activities through workshops, committees, and the NCATT Executive Board.

NCATT Accreditation of education and training programs is an important component in meeting NCATT's stated mission. Through accreditation an educational entity is actually partnering with the entire United States aviation industry in a way that has never been possible before.

As NCATT's aviation industry leadership provides direction and establishment of additional Aviation Industry Standards, NCATT will provide NCATT accreditation recognition for educational entities that provide education and training that meet those industry standards.

Application for NCATT AET Program Accreditation

General Information

Please complete this application for NCATT AET Program Accreditation. Questions are answered by filling in the blank, or responding with an “X” in the “Yes” or “No” box as appropriate. Answers that are marked “No” may require follow-up questions or some type of action on the part of the educational entity prior to initial “NCATT Program Accreditation”.

*To fill out the following application you can tab between each field that needs information and for the yes/no boxes simply use the space bar to mark or click with the mouse in the appropriate box. Each field for text will expand to accommodate type.

The administrative fee for Initial NCATT AET Program Accreditation is $750. Initial accreditation is valid for 2 years. Re-accreditation after 2 years will consist of a self-evaluation and NCATT Review. Subsequent re-accreditation will be required every 5 years thereafter. The administrative fee for re-accreditation is $250. Please contact ASTM International for payment arrangements.

Organization

Address

City, ST Zip

Phone

Web Address

Sponsoring Organization Information (Name of Organization applying for accreditation):

Administrative Contact: Name and contact information for the Administrative Officer or Program Director who will be responsible for the NCATT Accredited Training Program.

Name

Title

Address

City, ST Zip

Phone

Email

Examples of persons who would be listed in this position are the Department Chair for an Aviation / Aeronautical Department within a public or private school, the Director of Training for an aviation industry training department or the Owner / CEO of a specialized training school.


*Yes **No

Is the Sponsoring Organization currently accredited, or approved by a nationally recognized accrediting,approving agency, or regulatory body?

List all affiliated accrediting/approving agencies/regulatory bodies

Name Date of Last Inspection

Examples of accrediting and / or approving agencies are: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regional, national, professional or specialized accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, the Council for Higher Education (CHEA), or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA/Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA).

*A site-visit may be required prior to initial accreditation.

** A site-visit is required prior to initial accreditation

Note: Site-visit cost will be based on the actual cost for the visit. The site-visit team will normally consist of two individuals.


Facilities

Are all classroom(s) properly heated, lighted ventilated, and are all classroom(s) appropriate for the delivery of aviation education and training classes?

Yes No

Are all laboratories and training areas of appropriate size, properly heated, lighted and ventilated.

Yes No

The Program Director / Administrator may compare the minimum classroom heating, lighting and ventilation requirements (along with appropriateness for delivery of education and training) that are identified in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 147.15 and 147.15 (a), to their NCATT Applicant Program.

The facilities requirements of FAR Part 147 are the minimum requirements for a program's classroom facilities when that program is being evaluated by the FAA in the approval process to become an FAA Approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School.

NCATT considers these FAR Part 147 classroom requirements to be the minimum standards for classrooms that are used in an NCATT AET Accredited Program.

The Program Director / Administrator should determine that the program's laboratory areas are of an appropriate size (based upon the expected number of students) to meet the education and training needs of the NCATT AET Accredited Program. In determining the laboratory heating, lighting and ventilation appropriateness the Program Director / Administrator may compare the programs laboratory standards to those that are typically found in an FAA Approved Electronics / Avionics Repair-Station, or those that are found in a typical general aviation fixed-base-operation.


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Are all aviation-education facilities in compliance with applicable safety standards?

Yes No

Note: The Program Director / Administrator must provide a classroom(s) and laboratory layout (floor plan) for all classroom(s) and laboratory areas that are utilized in the NCATT Accredited Program. To be included with the classroom(s) and laboratory layout (floor plan) the Program Director / Administrator must provide a general description of the classroom(s) and laboratory area heating, lighting and ventilation provisions.

Equipment and Materials

Are the tools, training, test equipment, and consumable materials that are used in the program typical of those used in an aviation industry setting and appropriate for use in an educational / training environment?

Yes No

Note: The Program Director / Administrator must provide a list of the tools, training and test equipment, and consumables that are used in the “Program”.


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Faculty Requirements

The sponsoring educational entity must identify, employ and maintain an appropriate number of qualified faculty members to deliver education and training that meets the aviation industry-identified NCATT AET Standard.

• Instructor / student ratio should not exceed one instructor per 25 students in laboratory classes. • At least one faculty member, Program Administrator, or the Program Director must be NCATT

AET Certified. • All Program-Faculty are encouraged to become NCATT AET Certified and continue to pursue

and acquire additional NCATT Certifications.

As an attachment to this document, the Program Director / Administrator must provide a current file documenting, for each faculty member, information indicating the faculty member’s:

• Name • Education • Certifications • Experience • Other qualifications deemed relevant by the educational entity.


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PROGRAM EVALUATION

Program Curriculum

The education or training provider must perform the Program Evaluation. This evaluation will determine that the curriculum used in the accredited program meets or exceeds 80% of the NCATT AET Standard and their associated task performance, task knowledge and subject knowledge levels. Refer to the NCATT AET Standard for a listing of the specific minimum subjects, topics and/or terms that make up each task/subject.

Note: #s 1 – 14 are curriculum requirements. An organization must identify a minimum of 9 additional task/subjects for complicity with the 80% requirement. Suggested additional tasks/subjects may include numbers: 17, 18, 19, 21, 21, 23, 24, 25, and 27.

Following each task/subject the program director / administrator must indicate the exact location within the program curriculum that the NCATT AET Standard, and the associated teaching level, can be found.

Example: TCC Aircraft Electronics & Line Maintenance Curriculum, page 8, paragraph 2

The program director / administrator must also provide an electronic copy of the specific and relevant sections (e.g. lesson plans, course description, course outline, etc.) of the program curriculum being utilized to address the task/subject. The complete curriculum that includes non-AET materials should not be submitted.

EXAMPLE: INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1 – Direct Current (DC) Basic Terms NCATT Level A

COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO

Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology.

In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

DC and AC basic terms are identified, defined, explained and the basic facts, principles and relationships as related to DC and AC terms are addressed as components of the TCC AERM 1314 -Basic Electricity Curriculum, section (I) A & B, page 1 and section (III), page 3.


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1 - Direct Current (DC) Basic Terms NCATT Level A REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2 - Alternating Current (AC) Basic Terms NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Alternating Current”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


3 - Basic Circuit Theory of Operation NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Basic Circuit Theory of Operation”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

4 - Basic Circuit Troubleshooting NCATT Level 2b REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Basic Circuit Troubleshooting”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


5 - Basic Circuit Calculations NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Basic Circuit Calculations”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

6 - DC / AC Basic Circuit Measurements NCATT Level 2b REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “DC / AC Basic Circuit Measurements”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


7 - Resistor / Color Codes NCATT Level A REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology related to the use of color codes to identify resistor / resistance values. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

8 - Resistor / Fault Isolation NCATT Level 2b REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Resistor / Fault Isolation”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


9 - Inductors NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Inductors”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

10 - Capacitor / Theory of Operation NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Capacitor Theory of Operation”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


11 - Capacitor / Fault Isolation NCATT Level 2b REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Capacitor / Fault Isolation”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

12 - Transformer / Theory of Operation NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Transformer Theory of Operation”. The following is a minimum list of terms associated with this task/subject. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


13 - Transformer / Fault Isolation NCATT Level 2b REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Transformer / Fault Isolation”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

14 - Analog Circuits, Devices & Switches NCATT Level B REQUIRED Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Analog Circuits, Devices and Switches”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


15 - Power Supply Circuit / Rectifiers NCATT Level B COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Power Supply Circuit / Rectifiers”. The following is a minimum list of terms associated with this task/subject. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

16 - Power Supply Circuit / Filters NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


17 - Frequency Sensitive Filter - Theory of Operation NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

18 - Wave Generation Circuits NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


19 - Limiter Circuits NCATT Level B COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Limiter Circuits”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

20 - Digital Numbering Systems NCATT Level B COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Digital Numbering Systems”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


21 - Digital Logic Functions NCATT Level B COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows and can identify the relationship of basic facts and state general principles about “Digital Logic Functions”. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

22 - Hazards / Safety Practices NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


23 - Hazardous Materials Handling NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

24 - FOD Prevention NCATT Level 1a COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is extremely limited in the performance task of “FOD Prevention”. The technician will be able to do simple parts of the task. He or she will need to be told or shown how to do most of the task. In addition, he or she can name parts, tools and simple facts about the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

YES NO


25 - Technical Publications NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

26 - Use Common Tools NCATT Level 2b COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Use of Common Tools”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

Fundamentals of On-Equipment Maintenance


27 - Handling Electrostatic Devices NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology related to recognizing and preventing damage to electronic components due to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

28 - Identify & Perform Corrosion Control NCATT Level a COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who knows the nomenclature used in the performance task of “Identifying and Performing Corrosion Control”. In addition, he or she can name parts, tools and simple facts about the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


29 - Use Safety Devices NCATT Level 1a COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is extremely limited in the performance task of “Use of Safety Devices”. The technician will be able to do simple parts of the task. He or she will need to be told or shown how to do most of the task. In addition, he or she can name parts, tools and simple facts about the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

30 - Aircraft Wiring NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


31 - Perform Wire Maintenance NCATT Level 3c COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is competent in the performance task of “Performance of Wire Maintenance”. The technician will be able to do all parts of the task and will need only a spot check of completed work. In addition, he or she will know the operating principles used with this task/subject, and can identify why and when the task must be done and why each step is needed. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

32 - Use Test Equipment / Special Tools NCATT Level 2b COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who is partially proficient in the performance task of “Use of Test Equipment / Special Tools”. The technician will be able to do most parts of the task and will need help only on the hardest parts. In addition, he or she will know the task procedures, and can determine the step-by-step procedures for doing the task. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.


33 - Aircraft Structures NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

34 - Aircraft Handling and Safety NCATT Level A COVERED IN PROGRAM CURRICULUM YES NO Outcome: A successful technician education or training outcome for this task/subject will produce a technician who can identify basic facts and terminology. In the area below provide the exact location within the supplied curriculum where applicable subject matter can be found.

Aircraft Fundamentals

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