Useful Courses?

[Opsbird]

Good Evening all,

I am leaving the mob soon after my 22,I am Flight Ops by trade and would love to work in Civil Aviation when I leave. Have any of you got any pearls of wisdom and ideas for any courses to undertake to boost my CV?

[Grasscarp]

Rather than take courses, why not apply for work based on what you have been doing so far? Then if you get turned down you can ask the question if the employer is looking for a qualification you dont have. Otherwise you may be wasting time and money on something which is not relevant or needed.

[boredcounter]

AirTanker at all, might be a first step?

If not, all you can do is AvTech2000 or FAA. Both as the previous poster said, not good to fund out of your own pocket.

Best of luck to you, hope it all pans out for you,
Bored

[desertopsguy]

You'll find that increasing numbers of companies, including ones in the UK are mentioning 'flight dispatch licence desirable' in their job posts.

While the licence itself is not necessary in the UK, the content of the course is very, very relevant, with the exception of the FAA regulations. Any bird brain can learn regs anyway.

The technical side of the course gives an excellent grounding in the subject matter required to perform well in an ops dept.

In addition to those courses, you might take a look at some of the IATA courses or some of the short courses run by Cranfield or London City Uni's.

Things like air safety management, fleet planning, air law, the list is long.

It's never too late to learn, never stop educating yourself, it will give you that edge to get back into the workforce because jobs are scarce. Relying on things you did before can only help you if those things are still relevant and the skills transferable.

My 2cents worth.