Programs at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic (ADPoly) integrate classroom and workshop training to develop the needed skills through balanced delivery of academic materials, workshop practical practices, and on the job training at an approved industry training provider. This integration assures the student of a solid career path by earning an accredited academic qualification (Diploma, Higher Diploma) and an industry required and accepted qualification (license) in an aviation specialization.

The advantage of ADPoly programs in general and the aviation programs is that it allows graduates with high achievements and ambition to pursue higher education avenues. Those that are successful and with a desire to pursue further education can do so at ADPoly or at a variety of institutions that offer advanced degrees in aviation related technologies.

The Aircraft Engineering Technology (AET) program was developed to address the primary need for aircraft engineering technologies in an expanding commercial aviation market. There has been and increasing demand for commercial aviation worldwide and particularly in the UAE mandated by airline companies’ keen interest in increasing their fleets of aircraft and registering an unprecedented growth in this sector of transportation. The airline’s fleets require a considerable amount of human resources that are versed in this high-tech industry to manage its growth.

ADPoly’s AET program was developed to provide the UAE’s needed national expertise in aircraft engineering technologies. ADPoly’s AET program provides internationally (approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency-EASA) and nationally approved (Approved by the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE) Ab/Initio training in basic aircraft technologies. These approvals lead to industry required licensing. Additionally, the AET program is a Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research’s accredited two and three years’ Diploma and Higher Diploma in Aircraft Engineering Technology, respectively. This accredited program embeds the requirements of EASA’s/GCAA’s Ab-Initio training under Part 66/CAR 66 category B1.1 and category B2.

Graduates of the AET program are eligible to apply for an EASA and a GCAA category B “Aircraft Certifying Technician License” after completing the Ab-Initio training requirements along with a two year of relevant industrial experience. This license is the key for work in civil aviation on commercial aircraft at any recognized or approved maintenance facility, worldwide.