An air traffic control (ATC) training programme helping Airways New Zealand students to gain work with one of Europe’s premier air traffic services providers has been launched today at World ATM Congress in Madrid.
Airways, the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (UIPR) and FerroNATS have collaborated to offer the programme, and the first group of trainees has now started their initial training at Airways’ ATC training hub in Puerto Rico.
Students who successfully complete their ATC training at UIPR in Puerto Rico and pass the FerroNATS selection process will enter the FerroNATS job pool. FerroNATS will provide instructors, examiners and consultancy services for the programme, meaning a more seamless transition between their ATC study and on-the-job-training for the Airways students.
“Offering these students the opportunity to gain an ATC qualification at one of the world’s leading aviation establishments, and the chance to enter FerroNATS’ job pool, has had real appeal,” says Sharon Cooke, Airways Head of Training.