Have you got what it takes?

Attitude and aptitude - if you have the right kind of both, you're already on your way towards becoming an ATC.

We look for special people - people with the ability to visualize and react to situations in the right kind of way. At the end of Airways training for ATC you will be awarded a Level 7 Diploma through NZQA. It’ll be pretty full on training  - no written assignments but plenty of information to come to grips with that you will need to know to do air traffic control.

Have a go at the personality questionnaire and the aptitude tests below to see if you have the right stuff.

What it takes

In order to be eligible to train to become an Air Traffic Controller you will need to :

• Be decisive and goal focused
• Be able to handle a theory-based course and then apply it in a practical situation
• Be a team player
• Able to mentally picture objects moving in three dimensions
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have obtained a minimum of Level 2 NCEA pass (12 credits pass in Maths at Level 1 and 8 credits in English at Level 2) and 42 other credits at Level 2 or equivalent. (Previously this would have been a pass in School Certificate Maths (C or higher or 50% or higher), a pass Six Form Certificate English (Level 5 or lower)
• Be able to meet the requirements for issue of a Civil Aviation Authority class three medical (http://www.caa.govt.nz/medical/medical_home.htm)
• Have New Zealand Residency.
• Be aged 20 (or older) when you start training (you can apply now and we'll book you onto the first course you are eligible for). Not 20 yet? Click here to see what the options are.

Click to view tests and games that may help