Composites and Practical Skills

About Us

Resource Training Solutions is a leading provider of composites training for the Aviation industry supporting the Civil, Rotary, Government & Defence and Business Aviation sectors. We offer specialised practical skills courses to supplement Part-66 training and refine existing hand skills used during aviation maintenance practice. Our state-of-the-art facilities include a simulated Part-145 hangar environment, training aircraft, avionics, composite, and sheet metal workshops as well as a variety of other training aids for on-aircraft practical training. Our engaging, instructor-led courses have been adopted across the globe with clients including flag carriers, MRO’s and military operators. We are proud to be the Composite training provider to World Skills, the world championship of vocational skills.

Our Courses

Basic Composite Training

Course overview

Our fabrication and damage repair course is balanced with theoretical and practical elements. Students will work with dry glass fabric and liquid epoxy resin in an exercise designed to teach the fundamental vacuum bagging, bleeder and breather concepts. Students will then work with pre-preg carbon fibre unidirectional tape to explore balance and symmetry requirements in a laminate.

Advanced Composite Training

Course overview

Our Advanced Composites training course is designed to give experienced structural technicians, airframe mechanics or maintenance personnel the knowledge and practical skills to identify and repair damage to complex composite structures.

Our approach to this type of programme is to focus on practical training which encompasses all content from the Basic Composite training course as well as expanding student knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Damage identification and assessment
Damage removal and core removal procedure
Wet lay-up repair and honeycomb core repair
Hot bonding repair and vacuum bagging procedures

Bespoke Courses

With Resource Training Solutions specialising in the analysis of organisational training requirements and the development of bespoke training solutions within civil and military sectors, we are able to develop and deploy a fully bespoke Composite’s training course based on our client’s specification. This is aimed at individuals looking to gain the skills and expertise to effectively maintain and repair specific types of composite aircraft or components. Encompassing elements of our commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) courses, or the design and development of an organisation specific training intervention, our in-house Learning Design team, allow us to provide a solution that will meet your requirements.

‘’Resource Training Solutions delivered a bespoke Aircraft Composite 4-day course to my particular design specification. This bespoke course was delivered over a period of 4 days and the exemplary standard of instruction along with outstanding practical activities more than met the World Class requirements I was seeking. I would have no hesitation thoroughly recommending this Aircraft Training Company’’. Martin Yates Chief Expert World Skills UK and World Skills International

eLearning

Composite Structures Inspection eLearning

This course provides an introduction to the types of advanced composite materials, inspection methods, damage classification and repairs. This training is suitable for all maintenance and technical personnel.

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OTHER PRACTICAL SKILLS COURSES

We offer specialised practical skills courses to supplement Part-66 training and refine existing hand skills used during aviation maintenance. Our facilities include a simulated Part-145 hangar environment, training aircraft, avionics, composite and sheet metal workshops as well as a variety of other training aids for on-aircraft practical training. Specific elements of each course can be customised by our in-house training development team, allowing us to provide bespoke training to meet specific client requirements.

UNLICENSED MECHANIC COURSE

Our Unlicensed Mechanic Training course has been designed to provide individuals with the basic level of knowledge required for them to operate in a flight line environment safely. The emphasis of the training is on Flight Safety, Flight Line Operation, Basic System Knowledge and Basic Practical and Skills. The course can be nuanced for individual client requirements based on the background and requirements of the individuals attending.

ELECTRICAL HAND SKILLS

Our Electrical Hand Skills course is a 1- day practical delivery focusing on the elements outlined in EWIS Module G (Connective Device Repair) as set out in AMC 20-22, Annex III to ED Decision 2008/007/R of 29/08/2008 and FAA AC. 120-94. The training will focus on the repair and replacement of the different types of connective devices found on an aircraft including circular connectors, rectangular connectors, terminal blocks – modular, terminal blocks – non modular and grounding modules.

ELECTRICAL WIRING INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM

Our Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) course is a 5-day practical delivery that will provide organisations with acceptable means of compliance to fulfil their training obligations as required in paragraphs 21.A.145 and 21.A.245 of Part-21, 145.A.30 and 145.A.35 of Part-145 and M.A.706 of Part-M with respect to EWIS.

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL HAND SKILLS

This course will provide participants with the basic skills and knowledge to manufacture and assemble aircraft structural repair components in accordance with engineering worksheets and drawings contained in structural repair manuals (SRM’s). This course can be used towards CAA requirements for practical experience.