Qualifications for CertTEC® Certifications

Qualifying for the CertTEC® Certifications can be accomplished in several ways:

  • Active duty or Veteran military personnel whose assignment is/was in the appropriate MOS/Rating.
  • Any individual who has completed advanced training in a specified discipline.
  • Any individual who has at least two years work experience in a specified field.
  • Any college or technical school graduate whose two-year degree discipline is engineering related.

Qualifications for SpaceTEC® Certifications

To qualify for the SpaceTEC® Certified Aerospace Technician® Core one of the following must have been accomplished:

  • Active duty or Veteran military personnel whose MOS, Rating, or assignment is/was in the aeronautical, aviation, aerospace, or engineering field –or–
  • Have at least two years work experience in an aeronautical, aviation, aerospace, or engineering field –or–
  • Are a college or technical school graduate with at least a two-year degree in an aeronautical, aviation, aerospace, or engineering discipline –or–
  • Hold an FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate.

To qualify for the additional SpaceTEC® Certifications – Vehicle Processing; Composites; Aerospace Manufacturing; and/or Structures and Assembly; the SpaceTEC® Certified Aerospace Technician® Core must be passed first.