Education and training services

Tender description

Provision of Accreditation of Royal Navy Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician Qualifying Courses at HMS Sultan for the period 1.9.2017 to 31.8.2021 with a further option period of up to 2 Years to 31.8.2023. The role of the Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionic/Mechanical) POAET(AV/M) is to support aviation capability in the Royal Navy — Fleet Air Arm (FAA) at both front and second line operations. As senior ratings they will among other duties, manage and lead scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, control flight deck operations and conduct fault diagnosis from first principles and rectification of faults. They will also be required to act as ‘Third Signatories’, certifying an aircraft is ready to fly. The Authority requires a single Higher Education (HE) provider to accredit the POAETQC(AV), POAETQC(M), LAETQC(AV), LAETQC(M), LAETAAQC(AV) and LAETAAQC(M) to an appropriate standard with named pathways for each of the engineering disciplines. The new accrediting body will be required to review course content, teaching processes, assessment methodologies and validation.