Aviation Program Serves as Launching Pad For Successful CareerDid you know that all it takes to attend Centennial College’s aviation program known as Aviation Technician – Avionics Maintenance is: the possession of at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or General Education Development or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older; the compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment or equivalent and Math 11M or U or 12C or U or skills assessment or equivalent? If you have these credentials and an intense interest in an aircraft’s various electronic systems, you may want to consider apply for this aviation program.

With its emphasis on the aircraft’s various electronic systems, students obtain know-how in various areas such as: electrical power distribution and control, navigation, flight instrumentation, communication and radar, safety and human factors, piston engines and propellers, sheet metal and aircraft structures, tools, materials and processes; theory of flight, aircraft publication, aircraft applied mathematics, electrical fundamentals, avionics fundamentals, aviation installation practices, avionics troubleshooting practices and more. These topics are taught through a variety of aviation program courses that balance theory and lab time. The hands-on aspects in the aviation program are taught through the demonstration and application of standard industry techniques and processes that are included and imbedded in the program curriculum.

Further complimenting the training offered in this aviation program is the fact that it is based at Ashtonbee campus, which has a special space that is dedicated to meeting the needs of Toronto’s sizeable aviation community. This aerospace houses modern equipment reflecting the current trends in the industry. It also has a fully functional aircraft hangar, licensed by Transport Canada, complete with a “fleet” of 10 aircraft, which are used as training aids by the aviation program students.

In order to successfully complete this aviation program, students must maintain at minimum a C grade in all courses. In addition to their Ontario College Diploma, Transport Canada accreditation is provided to graduates who meet attendance requirements, project completion requirements and attain 70 percent in each course. Lastly, successful graduates of this aviation program who meet the accreditation requirements are eligible for an 18-month experience credit and technical examination credit towards the regulatory requirements for issue of a Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License.

Once aviation program graduates enter the field, they may work at avionic-approved shops and aircraft manufacturing companies or in non-aircraft related electronic industries. More specifically, past grads have found careers with: airlines and operators, manufacturers, the military, aviation training, aviation repair and overhaul, and aviation equipment and avionics. Graduates are also suitably trained to seek employment in non-aircraft related electronic industries.