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Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3) in COMPOSITES TECHNICIAN

Loughborough College, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

A Composites Technician employed within a Composites Manufacturing environment will find themselves at the heart of cutting-edge technologies using state-of-the-art equipment and become a skilled resource that will be an enabler for manufacturing technologies, processes, and practices.

A Composites Technician is engaged in various processes in producing and creating materials and components used in multiple applications, including but not limited to: airplanes, cars, boats, turbine blades, oil & gas rigs, bridges, trains, and satellites. They provide specialized knowledge and skills that support manufacturing programs and projects. They may be deployed in design, tooling, molding, lay-up, curing, machining, inspection, testing, repair, and material production. As the Technician grows in competence and expertise, other areas of composites technology, such as automated manufacture development, perform technologies, processing technologies, validation, and post-processing may form part of their role and responsibility.

General Eligibility

  • Five GCSEs at Grade C/4 (or above), including Level 2 or GCSE C/4 or above in English, Maths, and Science

  • If an Apprentice has not already achieved Level 2 (GCSE C/4 or above) English & Maths, they must: -Study for and achieve Functional Skills Level 2 English & Maths

  • Initial Assessment on enrolment Level 2 Maths & English.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

What You'll Study

1 Modules
  • Working safely, appropriately, and collaboratively

  • Equality & diversity

  • Maths, science, and engineering disciplines

  • The characteristics of Composites and their various applications

  • Composite materials and consumables

  • Types of Resins. e.g., Polyester, Epoxy, Bio-resins

  • The manufacture of materials. e.g., Semi-finished, woven reinforcements, preforms

  • Material Science, Design, Tooling, Moulding, Laminating, Curing, Testing, Inspection & Repair

  • HanLayupup. e.g., Open molding, SprLayup-up

  • AutomatLayup-up. e.g., Automated Fibre Placement, Automated TLayupayup

  • The manufacture of complex parts, e.g., Airplane Wings, Body Armour, Turbine Blades

  • Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) standards and their importance in the workplace

  • Manufacturing costs and the need for preventative maintenance

  • Business Improvement Techniques and waste reduction

  • Application of IT systems to support manufacture (including CAD/CAM/CMM)

  • Automation techniques, including programming and operating robots

  • Supporting R & D projects

  • New Product Development

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