- Employer:
- Royal Air Force
- Location:
- RAF Cranwell, Recruitment & Selection, NG34 8HZ, United Kingdom.
- Pay:
- £25,200 per year
- Hours of work:
- Over 41 hours per week
- Training provider:
- FutureQuals
- Level:
- Higher Apprenticeship (Level 4 and 5)
- Sector:
- Travel, Tourism and Leisure
- Pathway:
- Travel
- Possible start date:
- 17 January 2025
- Closing date:
- 31 March 2025
- Positions available:
- 30
- Vacancy ID:
- 6163
About the apprenticeship
Duties
• Coordinate air traffic to and from military airfields
• Become part of the team that order Typhoon jets to scramble and intercept suspect aircraft
• Control fighter, surveillance, refuelling and unmanned aircraft as they support a number of different training and operational tasks
• Work alongside civilian controllers as an Area Radar controller ensuring military aircraft operate safely amongst civilian airliners in the UK’s congested airspace
• Provide specialist battlespace management support to both UK and multi-national exercise and operations around the world
• Deploy on military operations as part of the Tactical Air Traffic control team that establishes temporary runways in austere locations in support of agencies including UK Special Forces.
Additional information
As an apprentice in the RAF, you will be trained to play a role in the RAF’s mission to defending the skies of the UK and projecting the UK’s power and influence around the world. You will also be involved with assisting to deliver humanitarian aid around the world as directed by the UK Government. You could work at multiple locations in the UK.
Requirements
Skills
• Team work
• Organisational skills and personal management of time
• The ability to work under pressure and still produce effective results
• Being motivated and prepared for a challenge
• Ability to take direction and follow instructions carefully
Qualifications
GCSEs at Grade C/4 (or above) or SCE Standard Grades at Grade 2/Scottish National 5 in English Language, Maths and three other subjects
Language
- Welsh Spoken Skills:
- No
- Welsh Written Skills:
- No
Course details
- Training provider:
- FutureQuals
- Training provider course:
- Level 5 Air Traffic Controller
About the employer
RAF Cranwell, Recruitment & Selection
Cranwell
Out of Area
NG34 8HZ
Disability confident
No, we are not part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.
Please note that all apprenticeships are open to everyone. However, some organisations have worked to achieve Disability Confident accreditation. You should always apply for the apprenticeship you feel best suited to.
Interview arrangements
Throughout the RAF application process, you will do an Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), selection interview, medical suitability, fitness test, Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC), controller medical.
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