SpaceTEC Core Certification Readiness Course
Calhoun Community College offers the SpaceTEC Core Certification Readiness Course as a preparation course for the SpaceTEC Aerospace Technician Core Certification Exam. Upon completing the course, participants should be able to:
- identify the six major sub-sections of the Aerospace Core Curriculum and familiarize themselves will the subject matter in each section.
- accurately describe the three steps in the “Core” certification process and identify the minimum requirements of each.
- interpret and select the appropriate text material in preparation for the written “Core examination”
Specific learning objectives include:
- Read a micrometer and dial indicator
- Operate a multimeter without error
- Correctly read and analyze a wiring schematic
- Identify aerospace bolts, nuts and other hardware without error
- Differentiate between destructive and non-destructive testing
- Evaluate specific unsafe working conditions and identify corrective action
- Identify hazards in the workplace, corrective action for those hazards, including personal protective equipment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of ohms law and calculate ohms law without error or omission
- Demonstrate knowledge of composite materials, material compatibility/ incompatibility and the hazards involved
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Introduction to Aerospace
- Acronyms
- Work Area Rules & Regulations
- Tool Inventory System
- Professional Work Ethics
- Quality Assurance & Quality Control
- Space History
II. Aerospace Safety
- Toxic & Hazard Substances
- Terminology
- Chemical Entry into the Human Body
- Hearing Conservation Program
- Personal Protection Equipment
- MSDS
- Fire Protection
- Safe Work Zone, Lock-Out/Tag-Out, & Buddy System
- Material Handling & Storage
- Lanyards
- Walkways
- Hoists & Cranes
- Arms, Booms, Umbilicals, & Movement Hazard
- Ordnance
III. Basic Electricity
- Electric Safety
- Metric Notation
- Atomic Structure
- Units of Measure
- The Unit of Power
- Resistors
- Switches
- Series & Parallel Circuits
- Components
- Conductors (Wire & Cable)
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IV. Applied Mechanics
- Mathematics
- Aerospace Drawings
- Aerospace Hardware
- Aerospace Tools
V. Materials & Processes
- Metallurgy
- Metallurgical Processes
- Mechanical Behavior
- Inspection Fundamentals
- Corrosion & Corrosion Control
VI. Test & Measurement
- Inspection Requirements & Planning
- Mechanical Surface Plate Inspection
- Calipers & Micrometers
- Electrical/Electronic Measurements
- Electrical Pressure, Flow, & Temperature Measurement
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