Does TCCA accept courses from two different ATOs?
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CentCollStud1234
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Does TCCA accept courses from two different ATOs?
I wonder if Transport Canada will accept courses that I took in one AME ATO in combination of other courses that I took in another AME ATO for licensing purpose. (i.e. taking some courses in BCIT and some courses in Centennial for the bases of my basic training)
Re: Does TCCA accept courses from two different ATOs?
TC is going to want to see a diploma as proof of basic training. I've never heard of them looking at training on a piecemeal basis. If you wish to move to a different college, you can ask them to review your transcript to see if you can transfer some or all of your credits from your first year. I would be surprised if you could transfer enough credits to be able to complete your diploma with just one more year at a second college though, as curriculum delivery isn't necessarily going to align very well.
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Re: Does TCCA accept courses from two different ATOs?
I think most colleges do not recognize one another credit. I asked one college that I'm interested in and their answer is no. They do not provide transfer credits between ATOs.
Re: Does TCCA accept courses from two different ATOs?
Transport Canada Aircraft Maintenance Program Certification is for the entire program.
They normally do not recognise part of a certified program...it's either tho whole thing or nothing.
Most programs that I've ever seen give a TC diploma for the completed program and no credit at all for partially completed programs.
I've worked with a few unlicensed technicians that had to go back to their original school to complete maybe one or two courses that they've failed in order to get credit for their approved training.
...some even attended entire semesters just to get the required hours in but it had to be at the same college that the rest of the program was taken at.
It really shouldn't be that way...but it is.
I guess it's because the college programs don't have to look the same at all. They don't have to have the same courses...or same names...or same projects...tests, etc. They just have to satisfy the learning objectives.
There's no way a TC Inspector is going to be reviewing your training to see if you achieved all of the hundreds of required Learning Outcomes in 566...when if you have a Diploma it's a given that you have achieved them.
They normally do not recognise part of a certified program...it's either tho whole thing or nothing.
Most programs that I've ever seen give a TC diploma for the completed program and no credit at all for partially completed programs.
I've worked with a few unlicensed technicians that had to go back to their original school to complete maybe one or two courses that they've failed in order to get credit for their approved training.
...some even attended entire semesters just to get the required hours in but it had to be at the same college that the rest of the program was taken at.
It really shouldn't be that way...but it is.
I guess it's because the college programs don't have to look the same at all. They don't have to have the same courses...or same names...or same projects...tests, etc. They just have to satisfy the learning objectives.
There's no way a TC Inspector is going to be reviewing your training to see if you achieved all of the hundreds of required Learning Outcomes in 566...when if you have a Diploma it's a given that you have achieved them.
