This course will provide the framework for the introduction of new products across the Aerospace and Defence sectors. The standard aims to embed APQP and PPAP best practice within an organisation’s New Product Introduction process.

Senior Managers, Management Representatives, Implementation Teams, Internal Auditors and others who are involved in the auditing or implementation of Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) activities including Control Plans.

• Understand the Aerospace Advanced Product Quality Planning Process (APQP)
• Understand at Practitioner level the 5 phases of APQP:
• Planning
• Product Design and Development
• Process Design and Development
• Product and Process Validation
• On-going Production
• Use and Post-delivery service
• Understand at Practitioner level the Key APQP outputs:
• Design Records
• Design Risk Analysis (Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis DFMEA)
• Process Flow Diagram
• Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Control Plan
• Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
• Initial Process Capability Studies
• Packaging, Preservation and labelling Approvals
• First Article Inspection
• Customer PPAP Requirements
• PPAP Approval form
• Understand the Aerospace Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Understand the PPAP Approval Form
• Understand PPAP disposition and resulting actions
• End of course exam underwritten by the SMMT IATF Oversight Office

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is used to support the introduction of new products and processes as well as managing changes to existing products and processes. Companies that apply Advanced Product Quality Planning, gain improved efficiencies and reduced costs in new product and new process introductions, with lower product defects and better on time delivery performance.

Companies that apply Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) as the culmination of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), gain greater customer confidence in their ability to introduce new products and processes or make changes to existing products and processes.

There is a 2 hour open book exam at the end of this course which is underwritten by the SMMT IATF Oversight office. The exam is recognised at an industry level and demonstrates the successful delegate has attained a minimum level of competence in the Aerospace core tools and APQP/PPAP.

Upon completion of the course and passing the end of course exam you will receive a SMMT IATF Oversight Office AS9145 Practitioners Certificate.