Cable and circuit assemblers specialize primarily in maintaining and overhauling airplane interiors. These workers install and repair electrical wiring in different types of aircraft. They work on control panels, on instrument panels and on different navigation, communication and entertainment systems (televisions, VCRs, film projectors, stereo equipment). These specialists are thus trained to assemble cables from electrical conductors, install wiring and connect equipment.
These workers' skills are required not only by aircraft and aircraft-component manufacturers, flight-simulation developers, airplane maintenance and repair plants and companies in the transportation industry (e.g. bus manufacturers), but also by telecommunications companies.
Desirable Qualities and Skills
aptitude for mathematics, physics and computers
good observation skills
ability to learn theoretical concepts and technical skills
manual dexterity
ability to work with speed and accuracy
mechanical abilities
concern for total-quality management (“zero downtime, zero faults, zero defects”)
Did you know?
Specialists in cable and circuit assembly can progress to supervisory positions rather quickly. Professional-development courses in management or avionics benefit those who want to get ahead.
Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or its recognized equivalent are not subject to any additional admission requirements. OR Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their vocational training is to begin must meet the following additional admission requirement: they must have Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. OR Persons who are at least 18 years of age must have the following functional prerequisites: they must pass a general development test (GDT) and have the specific prerequisites for the desired program (as stipulated in Schedule I of the Vocational Education Directives 2003-2004), or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning. OR Persons who have earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister must continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing in the following areas: Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister.
