Students who successfully complete air traffic control training at Airways New Zealand’s training hub in Puerto Rico, and who pass the FerroNATS selection process, will have the opportunity to enter the job pool of one of Europe’s premier air traffic services providers.
In a contract signed this week between FerroNATS and Airways, FerroNATS will also provide instructors, examiners and consultancy services for Airways’ ATC courses being delivered at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
This will mean a more seamless transition between university study and on-the-job-training for Airways students at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. With this agreement, FerroNATS will provide its expertise to help deliver the air traffic control courses expected to begin in late 2015.
Sharon Cooke, Airways Head of Training, says the agreement with FerroNATS signals a paradigm shift in the way the company and its partners market their ATC training packages.
“We are moving away from a business-to-business approach to a more direct appeal to the consumer, in this case next generation ATC students,” Ms Cooke says.
“Offering these students the opportunity to gain an air traffic control qualification at one of the world’s leading aviation establishments, and the chance to enter FerroNATS’ job pool, will have real appeal,” she said.