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Critical shortfall of qualified special process personnel is increasing difficulties with “A highly skilled and robust defense and aerospace recruitment due to: workforce is essential…Yet ➢ Aging workforce today the industry faces ➢ Falling behind in relevant academic impending retirements and achievement a shortage of trained technical graduates while Globalization has increased variability in work and skills requirements become increasingly knowledge, skills and abilities. advanced – a challenging situation forecast to worsen Pressure to reduce time for new personnel to in the next decade.” train and achieve adequate competency levels. Source: Aerospace Industries Association 2016 Lack of qualifications for middle level employees in existing certification programs. 3
Global collaborative program for special process personnel qualification in the aerospace industry Specialises in: ➢ Body of Knowledge (BoK) development ➢ Assessment development (written and practical) Results in: ➢ Consistent global requirements for training and qualification ➢ Improvements in personnel capability ➢ Validation of personnel competency Supports compliance to quality systems requirements (AS9100 8.5.1.2) Industry recognised special process qualifications supported by Approved Training Providers 4
• 30 BoKs and 30 exams published PRI administers Honeywell’s Transition to Webassessor First industry created Source Certifying Agent • First practical examination Bodies of Knowledge (BoK) online examination examination program piloted software completed published (CP & HT) (900+ examinations p/a) 2017 2009 2013 2015 2018 2012 2014 2016 Agreement secured from First industry First Training Organizations Shaping the Aerospace aerospace industry leaders created Online approved to meet Body of Workforce of the Future to transition to an Industry Assessments Knowledge content eQualified showcase event: Managed approach launched (HT) June 21 2018, London Composite Repair Heat Treating 5
Airlines MRO Suppliers OEMs Training Providers 6
BOKS ASSESSMENTS • BoKs (curricula) created • Written & practical by technical experts assessments aligning • Operators/ Technicians with BoK content • Planners • Owners TRAINING & PREPARATION • Candidates prepare for assessments • Approve 3 rd Party Training providers – must align with BoK requirements 7
• Senior Executives eQualified • Responsibilities: Management • Operational oversight Council • Strategic development • Member Only • • Oversight Oversight Responsibilities: Responsibilities: Bodies of • BoK approval Examination Panel • Assessment Knowledge Panel • Process for Training validation • Appeals Provider Approval • Technical Experts • Technical Experts BoK Review Boards Exam Review Boards • Responsibilities: (Members) - Brazing (Sub-Team) - Brazing (Sub-Team) • BoK development • - Chemical Processing - Chemical Processing Responsibilities: - Composite Repair - Composite Repair and maintenance • Develop - Heat Treating - Heat Treating • Training Provider - Welding - Welding assessments Approval 8
eQualified Online Theory Assessment No Qualified eQualified eQualified Yes External Candidate Special Process Approved Training Body of Training Required? Provider Knowledge Personnel eQualified Practical Assessment 9
Based on IAQG PCAP 001, industry experts write special process Bodies of Knowledge (BoKs) Free industry resource available on PRI website ➢ Over 30 published to date Industry technical experts collaborate to define required: ➢ Knowledge ➢ Skills ➢ Personal Attributes ➢ Experience ➢ Non special process related requirements (e.g. Health & Safety) ➢ Includes applicable international reference documents 10
https://p-r-i.org/professional-development/qualifications/bodies-of-knowledge/ 11
PROCESS PROCESS PLANNER PROCESS OWNER OPERATOR/TECHNICIAN Capable of creating Capable of writing, manufacturing reviewing and processes and approving processes, interpreting process procedures and procedures to qualifications of Understand and conform to customer Process Operators perform the hands- specification and and Process on operations of the requirements. Planners. special process Capable of problem Capable of designing solving and new processes and resolving day-to-day resolving issues issues. among other levels. 12
CHEMICAL PROCESSING HEAT TREATING BRAZING Aluminum Alloys Vacuum Furnace Anodizing Carbon and Alloy Steel Cleaning Heat Resisting Alloys Pyrometry (Calibration and Test) Etch & Etch Inspection Pyrometry (Process) Painting/Dry Film Stainless & PH Steel Plating Titanium Alloys WELDING COMPOSITE REPAIR COATINGS APPLICATOR NEW: in collaboration with Resistance (Spot and Seam) General Composite Repair Technician Laser Aerospace Composite Bonded Repair Technician SAE G8 Organic Coatings committee. 13
Operator / Technician Planner BoK List Owner Anodizing X X X Chemical Processing 2017 New Cleaning Etch and Etch X X X Inspection Painting / X X Dry Film Plating X X X Aluminum X X X 2017 Carbon & Alloy New Steel 2017 Heat Resistance New Heat Treatment Alloys Pyrometry X X X (Calibration) Pyrometry X X X (Process) Stainless PH Steel X X X Correct as of June 2018 Titanium X X X Resistance X Welding (Spot & Seam) 2018 New Fusion Brazing In Dev. Vacuum Furnace Composites General Repair X 2017 Aerospace New Bonded Repair 14
➢ Additive Manufacturing ➢ Metallic Materials Manufacturing (MMM) ➢ Calibration ➢ Nonconventional Machining (NM) ➢ Coatings ➢ Non Metallic Materials ➢ Composites Manufacturing Manufacturing (NMMM) ➢ Conventional Machining (CM) ➢ Sealants/Elastomers ➢ Electronics ➢ Surface Enhancement (SE) ➢ Materials Testing (MTL) ➢ Measurement & Inspection 15
Reviewed by industry technical Composite Repair committee (Review Boards) in a Company: Abaris Training Approved for eQuaLified BoK(s): process which includes: • General Composite Repair Technician ➢ Review of written training Approved Locations: Reno, NV, USA; materials for alignment with BoK Griffin, GA, USA; Sao Paulo, Brazil ➢ Facilities ➢ Instructors (knowledge and experience) ➢ Feedback from learners ➢ Practical training provisions There is no charge to Training Providers for approval of their courses. 16
Industry Standards and Best Practices Selected by industry technical committee Example: AMS 2750: Pyrometry for inclusion in BoK eQualified Bodies of Knowledge Example: Heat Treating Body of Collaboratively written and approved by industry technical committee Knowledge: Pyrometry Process Planner Special Process Training Example: eQuaLearn Introduction to Pyrometry Created based on the BoK by third party training providers or individual companies Company internal pyrometry training program Special Process Assessments Created based on the BoK by Examination Review Example: HT Process Planner Theory Boards Assessment 17
Online ➢ Multi-choice open book written examinations delivered via Webassessor: Secure 24 hr global access Question banks generate random individual Assessments Practical ➢ Pilot recently completed for Composite Repair ➢ Plan to expand to other special process areas as required Successful candidates receive a Certificate of Qualification with 3-5 year validity. 18
Secures rights to influence and shape the content of the assessments Established to safeguard the integrity of the assessments ➢ Enables program to limit access to assessments to only those organizations who have signed agreements to safeguard assessment content 19
PARTICIPATE: Any Organization: CROSS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION Strategic development of eQualified through eQualified Management Council Contribute to technical content of BoKs Review Boards COMPREHENSIVE Members: BOKS AND ROBUST ASSESSMENTS Review and approve content of Examination / Assessments (Practical and Theory) INDUSTRY IMPLEMENT: DEVELOPED THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING Download BoKs and utilise them free of charge: ➢ Align training courses / assess operators capability ➢ Support documentation of job functions and IMPROVEMENT IN CAPABILITY, responsibilities EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCT QUALITY Achieve Approved Training Provider status (free) Utilise the assessments ➢ Validate competency of personnel 20
Published BoKs: ➢ www.p-r-i.org/professional-development/qualifications/ Online Assessments ➢ www.eQualified.org eQualified Staff Contacts: Bethany Bauer Hannah Godfrey General Manager PRI Europe and Professional Development Coordinator eQualified Lead bbauer@p-r-i.org hgodfrey@p-r-i.org +44 207 034 1247 +1 724 772 8644 21
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