Do you require a high school diploma to become a Commander ?
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Do you require a high school diploma to become a Commander ?
Good day moderators and those in the know 
Somehow i don't think i'm in the proper forum.... feel free to redirect.
i have been reading LASORS and JAR-OPS 1 subpart N to no avail. is there anyone out there that knows if a high school diploma is required to become a Commander or even just a CPL/ir(A or H) modular ? (key word modular as i noticed there are stipulations for integrated)
Also, i would like to say that i'm in a mutually recognized JAA state and therefore i have no clue what the UK education system is all about -- so no acronyms please
Thanks for any info on this matter.
Regards,
Miss A.
P.S. I have done a Pprune search and read many posts that talked about quitting university and still flying but couldn't find anything regarding not having high school or high school being a requirement.
Somehow i don't think i'm in the proper forum.... feel free to redirect.i have been reading LASORS and JAR-OPS 1 subpart N to no avail. is there anyone out there that knows if a high school diploma is required to become a Commander or even just a CPL/ir(A or H) modular ? (key word modular as i noticed there are stipulations for integrated)
Also, i would like to say that i'm in a mutually recognized JAA state and therefore i have no clue what the UK education system is all about -- so no acronyms please
Thanks for any info on this matter.
Regards,
Miss A.
P.S. I have done a Pprune search and read many posts that talked about quitting university and still flying but couldn't find anything regarding not having high school or high school being a requirement.
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I see you're in Canada, but you don't say which system you're talking about - Canadian? European? American?
The simple fact is that there is no legislative requirement for a degree or 'diploma' in any of these systems, but in the USA and in some european countries it is customary for employers to demand a degree as one of their selection criteria. The Canadian commercial aviation scene is so small (in relative terms) that employers there can probably work on personal recommendation and nepotism as their main discriminators, rather than any specific non-aviation qualification!
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The simple fact is that there is no legislative requirement for a degree or 'diploma' in any of these systems, but in the USA and in some european countries it is customary for employers to demand a degree as one of their selection criteria. The Canadian commercial aviation scene is so small (in relative terms) that employers there can probably work on personal recommendation and nepotism as their main discriminators, rather than any specific non-aviation qualification!
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Hi Scroggs,
i've updated my profile, thanks for the reminder.
Actually, the real reason i was asking was because there are rumours about the CAA in this particular country i'm in that to get an ''unfrozen'' ATPL one will need a university degree.... that's what got me started hunting because i couldn't even find reference to a high school diploma which is rather odd i think.
However, that rumour died quickly. Now the one that's still living is you can't become a Commander without a university degree period. it is not a company policy it's the CAA. i suppose you can make the stipulations harder than the JAA regs and that's the right they are using.... ah well. At least i have a high school diploma
i've updated my profile, thanks for the reminder.
Actually, the real reason i was asking was because there are rumours about the CAA in this particular country i'm in that to get an ''unfrozen'' ATPL one will need a university degree.... that's what got me started hunting because i couldn't even find reference to a high school diploma which is rather odd i think.
However, that rumour died quickly. Now the one that's still living is you can't become a Commander without a university degree period. it is not a company policy it's the CAA. i suppose you can make the stipulations harder than the JAA regs and that's the right they are using.... ah well. At least i have a high school diploma
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Maybe one day when i have 10,000 hours under my belt i can come on here and state freely which country i am in and who i work for but at the moment i am still not comfortable doing that.
Let me just say that it is only a mutually recognised JAA country.
Let me just say that it is only a mutually recognised JAA country.
Just the country will do! You've got us interested now!
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For anyone that really wants to know send me a PM, how's that...
i have gotten an answer via a recent official gazette that to get any pilot's licence in the country i'm in one requires a high school diploma and yet, to become a Commander they follow what the JAR-FCL states which does not even require a high school diploma. As well, it's also written that an airline can make their own company policy and so far 2 airlines require a university degree even to fly for them as F/O much less become a Commander.
The JAR regs still boggle my mind, though, as one would think the minimum education requirement would be stated, no ? As in at least grade 10 or something....
i have gotten an answer via a recent official gazette that to get any pilot's licence in the country i'm in one requires a high school diploma and yet, to become a Commander they follow what the JAR-FCL states which does not even require a high school diploma. As well, it's also written that an airline can make their own company policy and so far 2 airlines require a university degree even to fly for them as F/O much less become a Commander.
The JAR regs still boggle my mind, though, as one would think the minimum education requirement would be stated, no ? As in at least grade 10 or something....
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Why? A CPL or ATPL is a professional qualification, not an educational one. While it may be customary in some countries for employment to be conditional on certain educational qualifications, there is no such condition placed on obtaining this or any other speculative professional qualification in any country that I can think of.
As for your refusal to name the country you are attempting to get qualified or obtain employment in, how exactly to you expect to receive appropriate and useful advice?
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As for your refusal to name the country you are attempting to get qualified or obtain employment in, how exactly to you expect to receive appropriate and useful advice?
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Originally Posted by Miss Aviator
Maybe one day when i have 10,000 hours under my belt i can come on here and state freely which country i am in and who i work for but at the moment i am still not comfortable doing that.
Let me just say that it is only a mutually recognised JAA country.
Let me just say that it is only a mutually recognised JAA country.
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Dear Scroggs,
Thank you very much for your reply. i just never thought of it that way before... it's just like getting a driver's licence where one is not asked for a diploma either.
Thanks again. No need to respond to this thread anymore as i have my answers.
P.S. i am already employed with a diploma captwannabe but thanks anyway.
Thank you very much for your reply. i just never thought of it that way before... it's just like getting a driver's licence where one is not asked for a diploma either.
Thanks again. No need to respond to this thread anymore as i have my answers.
P.S. i am already employed with a diploma captwannabe but thanks anyway.
