Seal of approval

Y.Bhg. Dato’ Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Direcot General of Department of Civil Aviation's message

It is indeed a momentous occasion to see Nilai International University College (Nilai UC) take its first step into this very important sector of the aviation industry. The travel industry is in robust health and there are more commercial airplanes in the sky than ever before.

This inevitably leads to a greater need form skilled and qualified personnel; not least Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) who are ultimately responsible in ensuring these aircraft are sky worthy. This region is already experiencing a shortage of such manpower as many experienced AMEs are lured to greener pastures.

It is my hope that programmes such as Nilai UC’s Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering will alleviate this shortage of human resource in the near future. Key to this process of producing such quality personnel is the introduction of the European Aviation Safety Agency Part 66 cat B1-1 syllabus in this diploma programme.

Nilai UC is indeed farsighted in working towards getting the requisite approval to be the ‘Second Site’ for this important examination and it will be a tremendous advantage to successful candidates who acquire this license. It is also important to note that Nilai UC has designed its course structure to meet the transitional change from British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (Licensing) to the EASA format.

Furthermore, Nilai UC’s collaboration with various established industry partners means students will be able to garner invaluable working experience. This will lead to a strong foundation among the students and thus maintain the strict quality as required by the Department of Civil Aviation. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the industry partners who are actively involved in making this Diploma programme a soaring success – Berjaya Air Sdn Bhd, dnest Aviation Services, KLAS DRB-HICOM, Integrated Aviation Academy, Sabah Air and Subang General Aviation Sdn Bhd.

By the year 2015, this industry is forecasted to contribute RM90 billion to the country’s economy. As such, I am pleased that Nilai UC has initiated this Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Diploma programme to help us all move in the right direction – upwards and skywards. I wish Nilai UC, its partners and all prospective students of this innovative programme every success.