Quick answer

GLOINNT’s Aerospace Technical Publications Training covers four things in sequence: the documentation standards that govern the industry (ATA 100, iSpec 2200, S1000D, ASD-STE100), the authoring tools used to produce manuals (including IsoDraw for technical illustrations), how to read and interpret 2D/3D engineering drawings, and hands-on practice building real document types — Aircraft Maintenance Manuals, Wiring Diagram Manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogs, and Service Bulletins. The program runs 3 months and ends with placement assistance into aero-related companies.

Why the standards come first

Before you write a single line of aircraft documentation, you need to understand the frameworks that govern how it’s structured. Two systems dominate the industry:

ATA 100 / iSpec 2200: the original American standard that organizes aircraft documentation by system and sub-system using a consistent chapter-numbering scheme, so a hydraulics chapter in one manufacturer’s manual lines up with the same chapter number in another’s.
S1000D: an international, XML-based specification originally built for military aircraft and now used across civil aviation. It structures content into reusable “data modules” rather than static chapters, which is why most modern aerospace documentation teams are shifting toward it.

On top of these, ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English) governs the actual language used in the writing — controlled vocabulary, short sentences, and no ambiguity, because a maintenance technician misreading a sentence has real safety consequences. Training starts here because every tool and every document type you touch afterward assumes you already understand these frameworks.

The tools you’ll actually use

Documentation standards tell you what to write; tools are how you produce it. The training covers IsoDraw for building the technical illustrations that appear in Illustrated Parts Catalogs and maintenance manuals — the exploded diagrams and labeled part views that make a manual usable rather than just readable. Alongside the illustration tool, you’ll work with structured authoring environments used for S1000D data modules, since most employers expect familiarity with XML-based authoring rather than plain word processors.

Reading engineering drawings before you can document them

You can’t write an accurate maintenance procedure for a system you can’t read the drawing for. A meaningful part of the curriculum is interpreting 2D and 3D engineering drawings: understanding views, sections, tolerances, and how a drawing maps to the physical part or assembly it represents. This is where the BE/BTech/AME eligibility requirement pays off — the training builds on engineering fundamentals you’ve already covered, rather than teaching drawing interpretation from zero.

The document types you’ll build hands-on

Theory and tools mean nothing without practice on real document types. The program has you build:

Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM): the core reference technicians use for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
Wiring Diagram Manuals (WDM): circuit and wiring documentation for electrical troubleshooting
Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC): parts identification and ordering references, tied directly to the IsoDraw illustration work
Service Bulletins: manufacturer-issued instructions for specific fixes, inspections, or modifications

Each of these has its own conventions and audience, and employers expect familiarity with more than one document type, not just theoretical knowledge of what they are.

What this adds up to

By the end, you’re not just aware that S1000D and ATA 100 exist — you’ve authored content against both frameworks, built illustrations, read drawings, and produced the four document types that make up most entry-level Tech Pub work at OEMs and MRO providers. That’s what placement teams are actually screening for in interviews, not textbook definitions.

GLOINNT’s Aerospace Technical Publications Training is open to BE/BTech/AME graduates in Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering. The program runs 3 months with placement assistance included.

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