Nilai University College has officially received approval to be an examination second site for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) IR Part 66 B1-1 written test. It is the first tertiary education provider in this region to obtain such approval.
With the approval, Nilai UC can now officially conduct the exams to meet the requirements of the IR Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance License in all categories. This includes conversion of existing national licences (e.g. from BCAR section L) or extension of basic licence category (e.g. from A1 to B1). This EASA qualification is now the preferred aircraft maintenance qualification in most parts of the world. In short, a person with an EASA licence will be allowed to certify the airworthiness of a commercial aircraft.
The examinations will be held in the last week in the months of January, April and August. All 17 modules will be available at each sitting and the examinations will run for a week (Monday-Saturday) at Nilai UC's award-winning 105-acre campus.
This examination site approval is under AST Limited, Scotland, a fully approved EASA IR Part 147 Type Training Organisation (Ref: UK. 147.0072). For each successful module, candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Recognition of Approved Examinations, issued by AST. Together with the required maintenance experience, these certificates can be submitted to any EASA competent authority for the Aircraft Maintenance Licence application.
"With this second examination site approval, we will see more working maintenance personnel apply to sit for the exams as they pursue this most coveted of qualifications in the aircraft maintenance industry," said Kunalan Marimuthu, Nilai UC's head of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering programme. "Unlike previously, there is now no need for them to travel overseas to sit for the exams. Exam candidates taking the exam at Nilai UC thus stand to save on costs and time."
The next sitting for the exams are in August and the application form is available from www.nilai.edu.my . The forms must be submitted seven weeks before the exams. Refresher courses are available upon request. Please call Kunalan Marimuthu at 06-850 2338 (ext 324) if there are any enquiries.
School leavers interested in carving a career in this industry can sign up for Nilai UC's very popular Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering which incorporates the EASA Part 66 B1-1 syllabus.
Nilai UC is located in the lush, green suburb of Putra Nilai and is a mere 45-minute drive from Kuala Lumpur City Centre. It is also just a 15-minute drive from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It was founded in 1997 and offers wide array of programmes ranging from the Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering to Degree in Accounting and Finance.
