The program is designed to provide an academic award for learning in the specialist subject area of aircraft maintenance engineering that was hitherto not recognized, and thereby encourage more students to consider a career in the aircraft maintenance industry. This program is intended to enhance the career opportunities and the professional standing of aircraft maintenance engineers, and provide a foundation for lifelong learning in the Program. this program enables EASA/GCAA Part 147 approved organizations to deliver a course that satisfies both the academic requirements of higher education and the knowledge requirements of the EASA/GCAA Part 66 category B2 license, thereby providing students with the opportunity to obtain both an academic award and a vocational qualification from a single course of study.

Satisfactory completion of the Higher Diploma in Aircraft Engineering Technologies provides for the possibility of further higher studies. Successful completion of an EASA/GCAA approved category B1.1 or B2 license course provides a solid foundation for a career in aircraft maintenance engineering. Once the work experience requirement has been satisfied and a B license obtained, there is the opportunity to complete aircraft type courses, gain approvals, and start certifying work on aircraft. Further experience provides the opportunity to apply for a Category C license and to take on team leader and management roles.

Academically, students are given the tools necessary to pursue higher learning at ADPoly and other institutions with programs supporting advanced learning or aviation technologies.