Workforce Training Programs

This 40-hour, one-week course covers the foundations of aerospace assembly of aluminum structures. Students will complete three labs covering the installation of solid rivet fasteners to join composite panels. Students must demonstrate excellent foreign object debris (FOD) awareness by maintaining a clean workspace and applying diligent tool control practices. Blueprints and work instructions foster a quality-procedure-based culture by using signed-off quality checks (QC).?? Successful completion of this single-course program meets the requirements to earn the Aerospace Assembly Foundations: Composites certificate.

As a result of this training participants will be able to apply safety habits and prevent hazards in the workplace; fabricate a composite parts using tow-preg, wet-bath winding, and roll wrapping using shrink tape; read part travelers and follow operating procedures; apply industry vocabulary for advanced composite manufacturing; and evaluate scientific principles related to composite materials.

This 24hr program is taught over 3 consecutive 8hr days. As a result of this training, students will be able to create and test secondary, co-cure and co-bonds with proper surface preparation and various pressure applications; explain the compatibility of adhesives between metals, plastic, composites and core materials; demonstrate the application of PPE and power tools to trim and sand cured composite structures; and practice flat and curved layups using the pre-preg process.

This 24-hour, week-long course gives students a broad introduction to the world of advanced composites, with a focus on carbon fiber reinforced epoxy systems. This course is offered in a lecture/lab setting with a 30/70 split, respectively. Students will cover lecture topics such as basic measuring, layup notation, science, and math skills required to be a composite technician. In the lab, students will perform five hands-on lab projects covering the fabrication skills and techniques (including leak free vacuum bags!) needed to perform basic pre-impregnated layup and wet layup processes. Chemical and lab safety as well as foreign object debris (FOD) awareness is always practiced. These skills are essential to manufacturing composite parts in the aerospace field. Successful completion of this single-course program meets the requirements to earn the Composite Technician Onboarding Workforce Microcredential.

This 24-hour, in person and online hybrid course gives students a broad introduction to the world of advanced composites, with a focus on carbon fiber reinforced epoxy systems. This course is offered in an online at home lecture/on campus in person lab setting with a 40/60 split, respectively. Students will cover lecture topics such as basic measuring, layup notation, science, and layup techniques required to be a composite technician. In the lab, students will perform 3 hands-on lab projects covering the fabrication skills and techniques (including leak free vacuum bags!) needed to perform basic vacuum infusion processes. Chemical and lab safety as well as foreign object debris (FOD) awareness is always practiced. These skills are essential to manufacturing composite parts in the aerospace field. Successful completion of this single-course program meets the requirements to earn the Infusion Composite Technician Workforce Microcredential.

This 24hr program is taught over 3 consecutive 8hr days. As a result of this training, students will be able to create and test secondary, co-cure and co-bonds with proper surface preparation and various pressure applications; explain the compatibility of adhesives between metals, plastic, composites and core materials; demonstrate the application of PPE and power tools to trim and sand cured composite structures; and practice flat and curved layups using core materials with the vacuum infusion process.

Secondary co-cure and co-bonding Adhesive compatibility between metals, plastics, composites and core materials Part finishing Wet layups with core materials

24hr course taught over 3 consecutive 8hr days. Participants will learn the basic skills and scientific principles required to use the wet layup process to fabricate Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) parts. 8 hours of this course will be lecture, and 16 hours will be hands-on labs.

This 24hr course is taught over three consecutive 8hr days. As a result of this training, students will be able to fabricate a plug from an existing object and wet layup a composite mold using the plug; identify the properties and performance trade-offs of various composite tooling materials; explain the principles of mold design; and demonstrate the correct use of in-mold coatings. 90% of this class will be hands on lab time, while 10% will be lectures.