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4th Jan 2006, 07:50
Eurocontrol Notice
An Equal Opportunities Employer
EU/182
Job Title : Student Air Traffic Controllers
Directorate : Maastricht UAC - Operations Division
Location : Maastricht (the Netherlands)
Grade :B4 / B5 - several posts - M/F
*Euro Reference : MA-2006-BO/001
Closing Date : 6th January 2006
*Please note the closing date is final and no applications can be accepted after this time*
A selection procedure is currently underway to find suitable candidates to take up positions as student air traffic controllers who will later fill vacancies at the EUROCONTROL Upper Area Control Centre at Maastricht Airport, the Netherlands. The next training courses are scheduled to start in March, July and November 2006.
Applicants must:
1. Be nationals of a EUROCONTROL member state (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine or the United Kingdom.
2. Hold a certificate of secondary education showing that they have successfully completed studies at advanced level. Students who are expected to obtain a certificate of education at this level in the near future may also be allowed to participate.
3. Have a good command of spoken and written English to be able to follow the training courses, during which both theoretical and practical training are conducted in English. Knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage.
4. Be less than 25 years of age at the start of the training course. Some flexibility to this upper age limit may be given to candidates who already have some previous practical and theoretical knowledge of civil or military aviation (i.e. not yet 27 years at the start of the training course). As this is a training course and not a job application, age limits are applied.
Candidates will be subject to an initial screening of their applications. Should they pass this stage, they will be invited for tests and an interview. They will normally be given notice of their dates for testing at least 2 weeks in advance. Testing will be conducted on a regular basis over the next year. Travel expenses will be refunded.
To be eligible for appointment as a student air traffic controller with the Agency, candidates must:
1. Be successful in the tests and interview stage, which include: ─ Testing of competence in English ─ Psychometric tests ─ Situational tests ─ Interview
2. Be declared physically and medically fit for controller duties as assessed by the Agency’s medical consultants.
3. Sign an undertaking to complete the training programme and subsequently serve for at least four years as an air traffic controller with the Agency.
4. Provide, if selected, certain documents for their personal file within thirty days. These documents are to establish marital status, nationality, educational qualifications (or equivalent) and military (or other national) service status.
5. Complete, if selected, the necessary formalities (usually a questionnaire) in order to be security cleared by their national security authority. This is arranged by EUROCONTROL. Candidates must bear in mind that, should security clearance be withheld for any reason, the individual may be subject to dismissal at one month’s notice.
Training
1. Student controllers are trained at the EUROCONTROL Institute of Air Navigation Services in Luxembourg and at the Upper Area Control Centre at Maastricht.
2. This training will include the following matters: Air traffic services, navigation, meteorology, telecommunications, aerodynamics, etc, and theoretical and practical training in area control. In addition, courses in automatic data processing will be provided at appropriate stages.
3. The phasing and duration of the separate parts of the training will depend on many factors, e.g. the student’s rate of progress, availability of training positions, etc. As a general rule, however, a minimum period of 2 years and 6 months is required to complete training and to obtain controller qualifications. A student whose results are unsatisfactory may be dismissed at any stage of the training.
Remuneration during training
*During their training students will be remunerated in accordance with the regulations in force, i.e. grade B4/B5. However, due to the nature of this post, the remuneration will start at 40% of the basic salary related to B5. An expatriation allowance and family allowances are paid in addition if appropriate. Single students who are expatriated are paid a net sum of 1232 per month during the first phase of training (11 weeks), 1541 per month during the second phase (approx. 5 months) and 2046 per month during the final phase of training. These amounts include the obligatory deductions for contributions to cover insurance against sickness, accidents and disablement as well as a contribution towards the Agency’s own pension scheme. Additionally, when called upon to work shifts, staff will be paid the appropriate shift allowances.
Service career
Students who obtain the necessary qualifications at the end of the training period will be appointed to controller posts under the “General Conditions of Employment” and will subsequently be established. On appointment as “advanced trainee air traffic controller”, an expatriate will be paid a net sum of 3763 per month and later, on appointment as “air traffic controller“ an expatriate will paid a net sum of 4791 per month. Again, when called upon to work shifts, staff will be paid the appropriate shift allowances. Both students and established servants are governed by the terms of the “General Conditions of Employment” and the supplementary provisions, including any subsequent amendments thereto. In particular, any provisions referring to an early retirement scheme according to which an established controller will cease active service at the age of 55 years. He/she will receive a retirement pension calculated according to the pension rights acquired at that date, each year of service giving entitlement to 1.9% of pension rights.
Social security
The Agency operates its own social security system. Students and servants will not therefore be affiliated through the Agency to any compulsory national scheme entitling them to benefits either during or after service with EUROCONTROL.
Applications
1. Application forms are available on the EUROCONTROL website at www.eurocontrol.int/jobs/become-atc.html .
2. All applications should be addressed to: EUROCONTROL Maastricht UAC, Horsterweg 11, NL – 6199 AC Maastricht Airport (the Netherlands).
3. Requests for an application form may be sent to the same address or may also be transmitted by telefax to ++31433661463 or per email at [email protected] .
4. Applications will only be considered from persons fulfilling the conditions set out above.
5. Candidates who are government officials should apply through the proper channels of their national administration. Those who have already started an air traffic controller training course with a national administration should refrain from applying.
6. Candidates who have failed an air traffic controller training elsewhere should also refrain from applying.
7. Female and male candidates are equally eligible for appointment.
8. Canvassing on behalf of a candidate, from whatever quarter, will not be accepted.
9. No correspondence can be entered into as to why a particular candidate was unsuccessful at any stage of the selection process.
An Equal Opportunities Employer
EU/182
Job Title : Student Air Traffic Controllers
Directorate : Maastricht UAC - Operations Division
Location : Maastricht (the Netherlands)
Grade :B4 / B5 - several posts - M/F
*Euro Reference : MA-2006-BO/001
Closing Date : 6th January 2006
*Please note the closing date is final and no applications can be accepted after this time*
A selection procedure is currently underway to find suitable candidates to take up positions as student air traffic controllers who will later fill vacancies at the EUROCONTROL Upper Area Control Centre at Maastricht Airport, the Netherlands. The next training courses are scheduled to start in March, July and November 2006.
Applicants must:
1. Be nationals of a EUROCONTROL member state (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine or the United Kingdom.
2. Hold a certificate of secondary education showing that they have successfully completed studies at advanced level. Students who are expected to obtain a certificate of education at this level in the near future may also be allowed to participate.
3. Have a good command of spoken and written English to be able to follow the training courses, during which both theoretical and practical training are conducted in English. Knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage.
4. Be less than 25 years of age at the start of the training course. Some flexibility to this upper age limit may be given to candidates who already have some previous practical and theoretical knowledge of civil or military aviation (i.e. not yet 27 years at the start of the training course). As this is a training course and not a job application, age limits are applied.
Candidates will be subject to an initial screening of their applications. Should they pass this stage, they will be invited for tests and an interview. They will normally be given notice of their dates for testing at least 2 weeks in advance. Testing will be conducted on a regular basis over the next year. Travel expenses will be refunded.
To be eligible for appointment as a student air traffic controller with the Agency, candidates must:
1. Be successful in the tests and interview stage, which include: ─ Testing of competence in English ─ Psychometric tests ─ Situational tests ─ Interview
2. Be declared physically and medically fit for controller duties as assessed by the Agency’s medical consultants.
3. Sign an undertaking to complete the training programme and subsequently serve for at least four years as an air traffic controller with the Agency.
4. Provide, if selected, certain documents for their personal file within thirty days. These documents are to establish marital status, nationality, educational qualifications (or equivalent) and military (or other national) service status.
5. Complete, if selected, the necessary formalities (usually a questionnaire) in order to be security cleared by their national security authority. This is arranged by EUROCONTROL. Candidates must bear in mind that, should security clearance be withheld for any reason, the individual may be subject to dismissal at one month’s notice.
Training
1. Student controllers are trained at the EUROCONTROL Institute of Air Navigation Services in Luxembourg and at the Upper Area Control Centre at Maastricht.
2. This training will include the following matters: Air traffic services, navigation, meteorology, telecommunications, aerodynamics, etc, and theoretical and practical training in area control. In addition, courses in automatic data processing will be provided at appropriate stages.
3. The phasing and duration of the separate parts of the training will depend on many factors, e.g. the student’s rate of progress, availability of training positions, etc. As a general rule, however, a minimum period of 2 years and 6 months is required to complete training and to obtain controller qualifications. A student whose results are unsatisfactory may be dismissed at any stage of the training.
Remuneration during training
*During their training students will be remunerated in accordance with the regulations in force, i.e. grade B4/B5. However, due to the nature of this post, the remuneration will start at 40% of the basic salary related to B5. An expatriation allowance and family allowances are paid in addition if appropriate. Single students who are expatriated are paid a net sum of 1232 per month during the first phase of training (11 weeks), 1541 per month during the second phase (approx. 5 months) and 2046 per month during the final phase of training. These amounts include the obligatory deductions for contributions to cover insurance against sickness, accidents and disablement as well as a contribution towards the Agency’s own pension scheme. Additionally, when called upon to work shifts, staff will be paid the appropriate shift allowances.
Service career
Students who obtain the necessary qualifications at the end of the training period will be appointed to controller posts under the “General Conditions of Employment” and will subsequently be established. On appointment as “advanced trainee air traffic controller”, an expatriate will be paid a net sum of 3763 per month and later, on appointment as “air traffic controller“ an expatriate will paid a net sum of 4791 per month. Again, when called upon to work shifts, staff will be paid the appropriate shift allowances. Both students and established servants are governed by the terms of the “General Conditions of Employment” and the supplementary provisions, including any subsequent amendments thereto. In particular, any provisions referring to an early retirement scheme according to which an established controller will cease active service at the age of 55 years. He/she will receive a retirement pension calculated according to the pension rights acquired at that date, each year of service giving entitlement to 1.9% of pension rights.
Social security
The Agency operates its own social security system. Students and servants will not therefore be affiliated through the Agency to any compulsory national scheme entitling them to benefits either during or after service with EUROCONTROL.
Applications
1. Application forms are available on the EUROCONTROL website at www.eurocontrol.int/jobs/become-atc.html .
2. All applications should be addressed to: EUROCONTROL Maastricht UAC, Horsterweg 11, NL – 6199 AC Maastricht Airport (the Netherlands).
3. Requests for an application form may be sent to the same address or may also be transmitted by telefax to ++31433661463 or per email at [email protected] .
4. Applications will only be considered from persons fulfilling the conditions set out above.
5. Candidates who are government officials should apply through the proper channels of their national administration. Those who have already started an air traffic controller training course with a national administration should refrain from applying.
6. Candidates who have failed an air traffic controller training elsewhere should also refrain from applying.
7. Female and male candidates are equally eligible for appointment.
8. Canvassing on behalf of a candidate, from whatever quarter, will not be accepted.
9. No correspondence can be entered into as to why a particular candidate was unsuccessful at any stage of the selection process.