Sunday, January 8, 2017

Enhancing Teaching and Learning - CITC

With the drive to enhance the students' learning, my school had developed a small department known as Centre for Instructional Technology and Curricullum or CITC for short.

The following are extracted from its official webpage,

a. Introduction
Centre for Instructional Technology & Curriculum Development "" The Centre for Instructional Technology and Curriculum Development (CITC) was established in April 2013 to support the UniKL vision to be the leading entrepreneurial technical university. Formerly known as Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), it was given the responsibility to formulate the Educational Model and the Educational Goal for the school.

b. Functions / Activities
1.  Formulating policies and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) related to Teaching and Learning Planning, managing and coordinating the Professional Development Training Programmes to enhance the competencies of Academic Staff Monitoring the implementation of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and continual Quality Improvement activities

2. Promoting and monitoring innovative Teaching and Learning approaches and techniques such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach, E-Learning and other student-centred approaches to learning.

3. Planning, managing and coordinating the development and the review of curriculums to ensure continuous relevancy to the needs of the industry and which are in accordance with MQA and other professional bodies' requirements. Assisting academic staff from all campuses in ensuring that students' soft skills and psychomotor skills are embedded in their teaching & learning and assessed accordingly.

 Some of the main activities that CITC carry out during the year are:

4. Academic Professional Development training: Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Pedagogy Problem-Based Learning E-Learning Effective Training Learning Outcome Attainment Management System (LOAMS). Curriculum Review Committee Workshops for Entrepreneurial and Mathematics subjects. Campus Engagement Meetings.

2. New Programme Development Committee Meeting. Coordination meeting for new initiatives such as industrialmanship and modular approach curriculum delivery. Formulation of Teaching and Learning Policy and Procedure.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Kerja Lecturer

Salah satu kerja yang boleh dibuat oleh mereka yang mempunyai lesen AME - aircraft maintenance license , ia lah menjadi seorang pengajar atau lecturer. Bergantung  kepada pengalaman anda dan syarikat mana anda berkerja, anda mampu menjana rm10,000 sebulan...


AME Training Academy Sdn Bhd

  • Full benefits
  • Monday to Friday work
  • Convenient Location with public transport
29 Nov - 4:00 PM

Aviation School AME Training Academy

I come across a new Aviation School in Malaysia. It is AME Training Academy.
I include the web page below:




Sunday, November 20, 2016

NEW INTAKE FOR APR

APR is one of the approved ATO. An ATO. or Approved Training Organisation is a school approved by the DCA to conduct the trainings for the Aircraft Maintenance License.


star 20 Nov 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

NEW INTAKES

The new intakes are around the corner.

I saw the advertisement in a local news paper ..



Monday, October 3, 2016

EASA SCHOOL

We are a recognised EASA training school. Approved by the EASA in Europe. You can always check the list of approved school at EASA web site. Most of the school and Malaysia do conduct courses based on EASA, but they are not recognised. Thus the examinations are normally conducted by another party such as the British Council.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

PREPARE FOR DCA EXAMINATION

My school is an approved DCA training center. The provision is given as per part 147, but in our country, it is issued under a Airworthiness Notices..



Monday, April 4, 2016

REFERENCE CODING

My university is using some coding method for the course subject and the students matrix number .

Here are some examples:


1.  Student matrix 531 04 216 007   Mr OBAMA
                              531 ----------------- for Diploma  532 degree
                               ...... 04 ....avionics / 05 Heli / 06 aero
                                          ................216 ... jan 2016 ...116 jul 2016
                                           ....................................... 007 students seq number


2. Subject coding
a. For Diploma
- AKD  -----  avionics
- AJD ------- Aero
- ALD ------ Powerplant

b. Degree
- AAB - mechanical
- AJB -- Avionics
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Courses For Aircraft Engineering

If you were to scan the internet for courses to pursue aircraft maintenance engineering, you will be surprise on the result. No wonder many Malaysian are confused about this. The outdated information at the DCA site does not clarify the issue.

Here are the schools available for the course, as per the internet search.



The information from the Malaysian Civil Aviation DCA.

DCA.gov.my accesses 3 Apr 2016


Sunday, March 27, 2016

ALLIED Offering DCAM Part 66 CAT A1

A promotional article was written in a local Malay newspaper BERITA HARIAN, on the training program offered by a new company, Allied Aeronautics Training Centre.

Cerita Harian  20 Mac 2016

The Contents includes:

1. The forecasted demand for skilled workers in aviation industry for the next 5 years is about 245,000.

2. In the South East Asia region, around 67,400 technicians are required in the aircraft  maintenance area.

3. In Malaysia the need is estimated to be around 32,000.

The course is 3 years with 30% theory and 70% practical. With the A1 license, the worker is expected to earn around rm1980 to rm2500 per month. However he/she may be able to earn more with the B license. The present estimate earning is about rm10,000.



REFERENCES
1. A local newspaper Advertisement

The Star 27 March 2016

MY  COMMENTS
1. There are a number of Malaysian companies who conducted courses using EASA syllabus. This has misled the public to think that the companies are approved by EASA.

2. The are also other companies who claim to conduct the program following DCAM syllabus, but they are not approved by Malaysian DCA.

3. The approved organisations are thos who have Part 147 approval, or ATO, approved training organisation.

4. DCA has not conducted any examination to approve personnel for Part 66 A1 approval.

5. Details of the approval system can be obtained from DCA at http://www.dca.gov.my/sectors-divisions/airworthiness/notices/ and check for AN1101 and 1201 including the appendix. .

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

EASA 147 in Malaysia

I had checked in the EASA website for approved 147 school in Malaysia. There is only two school listed. They are MAS and MIAT


Approved schools are given the permission to conduct the courses, do the examination and manage the practical assignment.

Friday, March 4, 2016

Aviation School ALLIED

A new aircraft maintenance school is advertising for its "NEW INTAKE"

Name: Allied Aeronautics Training Centre
No 15, PJU 1A/41B
Pusat Dagangan NZX, Ara Damansara
47301 PJ Selangor

Phone 017- 6296 845   03- 7887 7121
Mail inquiry@aatc.com.my
www.aatc.com.my


THE COURSE
Aircraft Maintenance Program DCAM Part 66 Category A1

The Star 4 Mac 2016

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Education TVET

The education in Technical and Vocation is important in our effort to reduce poverty. This was quoted in the UNESCO web page. However Malaysia is facing an acute problem in attracting students to study in the field technical and science. Unless the cause of the problem is corrected, the future of the nation toprogress is in doubt


My school is following this model, and since it is a university, the word "higher" is added.
This the statement from it website.
To ensure quality and excellence in teaching and learning,  Value-Based HTVET Educational Model was developed, which emphasises four important components:

1) Innovative Teaching and Learning,
2) Quality Curriculum,
3) Academic Professionalism, and
4) Student Talent Enhancement.

In this model, the 4 important components above are supported by  shared values of Commitment, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovativeness and Excellence which guide the culture and practices of academic staff and students.

The  Value-Based HTVET Educational Model also supports the 5 Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) and UniKL Educational Goal which is in line with the University's Vision and Mission.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Maintaining Approved Examination Center

The  Civil Aviation Authority in my country, approved Ground Schools to conduct training preparing for B1 and B2 licenses. The approval is given under the authority of AN1201 issued on 1 Apr 2011.

An approved training school may apply for another supplementary approval under appendix 4, known as AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE No. 1201 Appendix 4 Issue 1 for " EXAMINATION ON BEHALF OF DGCA"

Some of the issues involved in maintaining the part 147 and its approved Exam Centers includes:

Related to 147 approval
1. Skill related training and assessment.
The areas related to the skill training is more complex and less developed for most organisation. The reasons are likely to be due to its historical factors. Prior to EASA license, my school was involved with the BCAR Section L licensing. Under BCAR, the training was focused on the Knowledge component and the Skills component was conducted by a maintenance organisation. The license examination covers both the knowledge and skill component.

The issues include
a. Log Book
b. Task Sheet
c. The Assessment

2. Knowledge related component.
a. relate to the width and the depth of the knowledge
b. Questions for the approved questions

  

Monday, November 16, 2015

Nilai University - Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance


The Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering was launched in 2008.

A write up in The Star commented on the popularity of the program, however there was no students statistics was included. " that the sight of blue and white uniform has become a common sight... at the campus".

The reasons for its popularity are:

a. the syllabus prepares the students for the EASA B1.1 and B2 examination.

b. The University is equipped with hanger and two aircraft to be used for students training.

c. The 2.5 year program include OJT, on job training with the industry partners.

d. On completion of the Diploma, students may do advanced diploma and awarded a Degree by Kingston University UK.