Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a $139.5m contract, which will create new jobs in SA
Get hands-on industry training, full-time
Get hands-on experience with the latest industrial technologies and the skills you need to step straight into a career in aviation maintenance.
Launch an exciting career in SA’s thriving aviation industry
Gain practical skills and real-world experience in aircraft electrical systems, hydraulics and mechanical systems, engines and engine system components and much more.
You will be supported, challenged and inspired as you create your pathway to career success.
Tess McGrath
The Heights Technical College Lead
What you'll learn
All topics contribute to your VET qualifications and SACE.
- Develop foundational skills in language, literacy, numeracy, workplace practices and safety
- Participate in structured work experience with leading industry employers
- Explore personal strengths and future opportunities through the Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF)
- Engage in project-based, practical learning within real aviation settings
- Discover career pathways and plan your future
- Complete the MEA20418 Certificate II in Aeroskills and build advanced industry -relevant skills
- Develop essential language, literacy, numeracy and broader workplace skills
- Complete the Activating Identities and Futures (AIF), and explore opportunities aligned with a career in aviation
- Participate in structured work placements with leading aviation industry employers
- Fulfil all compulsory SACE requirements
Earn while you learn by completing the first year of an apprenticeship, gaining valuable on-the-job experience and an income.
Achieve the SACE while gaining real-world industry skills, fast-tracking your aircraft maintenance engineering career.
Apprenticeship
Options can include:
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
- Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Aircraft Structures) Aircraft Surface Finisher
Continue and complete your apprenticeship for careers such as:
- Aircraft surface finisher
- Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
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Our VET trainer shares valuable real-world knowledge from their Defence and industry experience.
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My work experience with the Royal Flying Doctor Service lets me work on planes and learn from engineers.
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We apply the skills we learn on the job, rather than just gaining knowledge in a classroom.
The Heights Technical College
Discover hands-on training, meet staff and employer partners, and tour the Heights Technical College's state-of-the-art facilities.
The Heights Technical College contact
Address: 31 Brunel Drive, Modbury Heights SA 5092
Email: TheHeightsTechnicalCollege@schools.sa.edu.au
Phone number: (08) 7321 0730