The Aerospace WSQ framework is developed to

• Facilitate entry into the Aerospace MRO Industry by training adult workers on the actual job-requirements
• Re-train and re-deploy vulnerable and/or displaced workers from other manufacturing sectors to the Aerospace MRO Industry
• Certify workers with requisite skills and knowledge for a particular job scope, articulating their capabilities and skills to Aerospace MRO employers and promoting mobility across aerospace companies
• Expand and maintain a ready pool of trained aerospace labour for the manpower needs of Aerospace companies
• Create a qualification system pegged to different skills-level to enable career progression within the Aerospace MRO Industry.

The Aerospace WSQ framework comprises the 6 Aerospace MRO sub-sectors:

1. Aircraft Maintenance (Mechanical)
2. Aircraft Maintenance (Avionics)
3. Component Repair and Overhaul (Mechanical)
4. Component Repair and Overhaul (Avionics)
5. Engine/Engine Component Repair & Overhaul
6. Modifications and Conversions

The six corresponding Aerospace MRO Qualifications are:

1. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Aircraft Maintenance - Mechanical)
2. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Aircraft Maintenance - Avionics)
3. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Component Repair and Overhaul - Mechanical)
4. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Component Repair and Overhaul - Avionics)
5. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Engine/Engine Component Repair & Overhaul)
6. Higher Certificate in Aerospace Maintenance (Modifications and Conversions)