Interested in an Aviation Apprenticeship supporting the safe arrival, turnaround, and departure of aircraft at airports, military bases, heliports and other airfields? Then this aviation apprenticeship might be for you…
An aviation Apprenticeship ground operative could work in a number of environments, such as a commercial airport, military base / aerodrome, heliport or other airfield.
Jobs and entry criteria for the Level 2 Aviation Ground Operative Apprentice
- Employers will set their own entry requirements in order to start on this apprenticeship
- Options include: Aircraft Handling, Aircraft Movement, Fire Fighter, Flight Operations, Passenger Services
Core skills, knowledge and behaviours of an Aviation Apprentice
At the heart of the role safety, security and compliance with aviation regulations focus each operator’s day to day duties. Effective communication and team work ensure that passenger services, air traffic control (ATC) and those moving, loading, unloading and servicing a range of aircraft achieve the objectives of their organisation in this diverse field.
All aviation ground operatives must have all of the following core skills, knowledge and behaviours. This includes being able to understand and implement the following:
- Safety
- Security
- Compliance & Legislation
- Communication
- Inter-personal skills
- Aviation systems
- Disruption, incidents & emergencies
- Dangerous goods
Aviation apprentices must demonstrate ONE of the following five specialist functions
- Aircraft handling – An aircraft handler must be an effective diligent and proactive team member; displaying a high degree of care to aircraft, equipment and customer goods, be responsible for their own actions and to be a good ambassador for their organisation.
- Aircraft movement – An aircraft movement operative acts as a team member in the safe and efficient movement and recovery of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft at a variety of airports/ heliports and other landing platforms within the civil aviation and military arenas.
- Firefighter – Work as a member on a Fire Service Watch and as part of a team to carry out all associated duties such as maintaining specialist equipment and deal with incidents and emergencies of a structural and aviation nature.
- Flight operations – Flight operations ground operatives provide flight crew and air traffic controllers with the information required to facilitate the smooth flow of air traffic safely and expeditiously. This can take place in both an air traffic control tower and an operations room.
- Passenger services – The main purpose of a passenger operative is to assist customers in achieving a seamless travel experience through the airport on departure and arrival.
Aviation Apprenticeships brings endless opportunities…
Conclusion
The Aviation Ground Operative Apprenticeship at level 2 is an excellent means of launching your career in this field.
The core skills covered in the apprenticeship will open up a wide range of job opportunities such as: ground operator’s role with the potential to develop into an aviation operations specialist role.
For more information on this apprenticeship please visit: Aviation ground operative / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
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