The ACT for Academy solution encompasses a 3D virtual Airbus aircraft, including a virtual cockpit, virtual engines, and a walk-around trainer.
To meet the aerospace industry demands of a shortage of skilled workforce Airbus has initiated the Airbus Competence Training (ACT) for Academy, a comprehensive training module. The ACT for Academy solution encompasses a 3D virtual Airbus aircraft, including a virtual cockpit, virtual engines, and a walk-around trainer; scenario-driven exercises to perform typical aircraft systems maintenance tasks; and general familiarisation using Airbus courseware to present and explain the aircraft. This version of the ACT suite is already deployed at the home bases of airline customers around the world to type qualify their mechanics on Airbus-built aircraft in the fleets.
Christophe Ponnet, the Maintenance Training Operations Director for Airbus Customer Services said, “Airbus already is collaborating with a number of organizations, schools, and universities around the world. We’re looking to widen this network to help partners prepare for the new generation. The added benefit is to reinforce the partners’ academic prestige with their use of an official Airbus solution.”
By applying the Airbus solution, training schools can be brought up to the qualification levels required by national and international airworthiness authorities. It can support the setting up of a school’s maintenance training organization and the associated documentation; define recommendations for classrooms, labs, and other facilities; along with training of the management, quality, and instructor teams.
The attempt by Airbus is to support academies in bringing initial and basic training efforts upstream in the education path. This initiative includes providing access to modern training and supporting material, responding to aviation’s highly digital environment along with new teaching solutions that are more attractive to a new generation
Bringing the Aircraft into the Classroom thanks to an all-in-one solution including:
- The ACT Trainer software
- Airbus developed courseware
- AMIC course instructors’ proficiency
- Software & courseware updates
- Turnkey on-site deployment
- Advisory service
- Continuous support
Airbus Aircraft Family: A320 | A330 | A350
Virtual Engine Run-Up
This includes a stand-alone 3D Virtual solution co-developed with Air France Industries KLM E&M to train the maintenance staff on engine run-up procedures.
A combination of theoretical and practical training for initial & recurrent training enables to:
- Reduce needs for FFS slot
- Monitor trainees’ progress in real-time
- Simulate normal & abnormal events related to the main engine systems and functions
- Run optimized scenarios focused on the need-to-know
- Enhance efficiency & knowledge retention
Available for A320 Family & A350 across the Airbus Maintenance Training network and at the Customer’s base.
Maintenance & Structure Training
Develop the competencies all along with a career for Safe & Efficient operations
Airbus proposes its Maintenance & Structure trainingservices to support you from the development of an upstream suitable program for the future maintenance technicians and engineers to the aircraft type related training and the continuation/recurrent training for experienced mechanics.
One of the best aspects of this is Airbus adapts the Maintenance and Structure training services to the needs and expectations of the industry thanks to flexible, comprehensive, and tailor-made training solutions. These can be in one of the Airbus training centers, on-premises with Airbus instructors, or in any remote training solutions with training material.
Basic Training
Skills, knowledge, and attitude from the start
Airbus is committed to supporting Part 145 to get proficient resources from Schools and Universities.
Airbus Training at the early stages of the educational program has the following advantages –
- To develop new mechanics’ aeronautical skills and competencies from the beginning
- To ensure new mechanics are easier to ‘plug and play’ into your maintenance organization
- To ensure suitable and qualified manpower availability for your operations
- And thus, reducing your additional training effort for new mechanics
Continuation Training
Focus on the right skills for Safe & Efficient operations
Airbus has customized offers to support internal staff in their career path to ensure the right skills to effectively perform their maintenance operations in accordance with the Airworthiness Authorities requirements.
- To refresh on aircraft technical aspects and on aircraft maintenance procedures (e.g troubleshooting)
- To learn from the latest in-service experience feedback (fleet-wise, regional or customer-specific) in order to anticipate any potential unforeseen situation and react accordingly with maximum efficiency
- To comply with regulations by regularly updating on EWIS, Fuel Tank Safety (FTS), or Human Factors (HF)
From customized to tailored a complete offer –
- Type Specific Recurrent training course
- Maintenance eLibrary according to fleet operations
- Tailored offer designed to suit the needs
Benefits
- Train WHERE, WHEN and HOW you need it
- Benefit from the latest fleet standards integrated into your courses
- Monitor the training progress of your technicians
- Save time and expenses, while keeping the same level of excellence
- Download your Airbus certificate directly from the e-Learning platform
Structure Training
From the damage assessment to the repair workflow
Leveraging on the OEM expertise Airbus has designed the structure courses to ensure competent personnel at every stage of the damage assessment & repair workflow and to optimize training time & costs.
Benefit from learning paths adapted to staff’s profile & qualifications to ensure safe & efficient operations and:
- Reduce Training time thanks to a Tailored modular approach per job profile
- Optimize competence management
- Ensure safer repair embodiment and fatigue life
- Improve dispatch reliability and in-house capability
Airbus Aircraft Family: A220 | A320 | A330 | A340 | A350
Key features
- Modular Training
- Learning by doing: Well-balanced combination of theoretical / tutorial and practical sessions in shop environment
- Practical on real A/C parts in shop
- Training material based on Airbus Design Office recommendations
Airbus has predicted a need for over 700,000 new aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers by 2040, however, the risk for staff shortage is real and the reasons are many, retirement of today’s aging maintenance personnel, the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on hiring, and training, as well as less enthusiasm for a job that may not have esteem as being a pilot.
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The maintenance experts at Airbus are continuously working to improve the services portfolio by integrating the latest training concepts and teaching techniques devoted to operators and MROs. The training modules are specially developed to answer the most basic questions and benefit from Airbus quality standards. This enables the reduction of training costs and optimizes operational reliability.
