AirNav Ireland, the provider of air traffic management services across most of Ireland and parts of the North Atlantic, is accepting applications for its Student Air Traffic Controller Programme. An Air Traffic Controller is responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious movement of air traffic on and in the vicinity of airports and in the airspace for which Ireland is responsible.
Air Traffic Controllers are recruited through their Student Controller Programme and applicants must be at least 19 years of age. They must also have passed at least five subjects in the Leaving Certificate (including Mathematics) with Grade C in at least two higher level papers or hold a comparable award at Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Applicants must be eligible to work in the EU.
There is no upper age limit. However, you must be 21 years of age to be a licensed air traffic controller and because the training takes up to 2 years, an applicant must be at least 19 years of age when applying. Initial training takes place in AirNav Ireland’s Training Centre at Ballycasey Cross, Shannon, Co. Clare. Students are then assigned to any of the three state airports (Dublin, Shannon or Cork) for practical training.
With effect from 1st July 2024, Student Controller Programme classes will receive a student allowance of €368 per week for the duration of training, until the commencement of On the Job Training (OJTI), at which point they are paid €34,169.
It is vital that Air Traffic Controllers are fit to do their job and thus the medical examination forms an essential element of the selection process. If you qualify and become an operational Air Traffic Controller, you will be required to undergo medical examinations every two years for the duration of your career.
To apply for the AirNav Ireland Student Controller Programme, please visit here.
