Survival Equipment Maintenance qualifications and training courses

Last Updated: 03 May 2024

Product code 4808

The level 3 Survival Equipment Fitter Apprenticeship is designed for apprentices in looking for a career in engineering. Survival Equipment Fitter Apprentices will show excellent skills and understanding of their chosen area, as well as the behaviours to deliver strong product and service competence.

Summary of our offer:

1. Our resources for our Survival Equipment Fitter Apprenticeship will give you the guidance you need to support apprentices through their on-programme learning, build their confidence and competence to ensure a quality learning experience in preparation for End Point Assessment (EPA).

On-programme

Learners interested in the 4808-30 Level 3 Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering Survival Equipment Maintenance will study the following:

Compulsory topics include:

• Human Factors (HF) in a military aviation environment

Learners must complete 7 units from the optional group below.

• Survival equipment engineering trade knowledge
• Survival equipment sewing tasks and maintenance of harnesses
• Survival equipment Aircrew Equipment Assemblies (AEA)
• Maintenance of rescue equipment and liferafts
• Maintenance of protective helmets and Night Vision Goggles (NVG)
• Introduction to survival equipment electrics and maintenance
• Maintaining aircrew oxygen systems
• Maintenance and packing of parachutes

• Induction learning content: Extensive content including handouts and e-learning modules meets the mandatory requirements for any apprenticeship programme of learning:
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding and Prevent
• Equality and diversity
• British values

• Maths & English: Our Functional Skills qualifications cover the core maths and English requirements for this standard. Our support package, e-Functional Skills is an online teaching and learning platform that guides learners from an initial diagnostic assessment, through to meeting the requirements for this standard.

End-point assessment

End Point Assessment is carried out through the Institute of Mechanical Engineers – IMechE.

Apprenticeship certification
The apprentice will receive their Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) apprenticeship certificate upon completion.

How to register

If you’re an existing City & Guilds centre or interested in becoming a centre, make sure you’ve read our EPA manual and guidance. This will explain the process and all our terms and conditions. Our short ‘how-to’ guides and videos are a great start to help you get to grips with what to expect and how to stay on track when booking EPA and preparing apprentices for assessment. You’ll find these resources in our EPA document library.

To use our quality-assured on-programme materials or end-point assessment service there are three ways to either find out more or to order what you need:

1. If you’re an existing City & Guilds customer, go to Walled Garden and select the materials you need or register your apprentice for end-point assessment. (You may need to submit a request to deliver if you don’t yet have approval for that standard.)

2. Get in touch with directsales@cityandguilds.com. Our team can explain our different products and services and start getting you set up as a customer or give existing customers support on the new apprenticeship arrangements.

3. Speak to your City & Guilds Business Manager about how to access our products or how to register your apprentices with us.

Here you can find all documents related to this suite of apprenticeship.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

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