Summary
We believe that the best jobs make you fly. So what better way to take off on your career (flight)path than with a Virgin Atlantic engineering apprenticeship? The course runs for 27 months, and once completed, you’ll graduate as an A Licenced Aircraft Engineer.
Wage
£25,061 a year
Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm but a degree of flexibility will be required.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Tuesday 9 September
Duration
2 years
Positions available
15
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Gaining a solid foundation in aircraft maintenance from some of the most expert professionals in the industry
* Working alongside our best-in-the-business engineering team on our fleet of state-of-the-art aircraft while developing your dexterity and communication skills
* Experiencing the day-to-day live operations at our Heathrow maintenance facility, as well as offsite learning and assessments (including exams in Maths, English and Physics)
Where you’ll work
Heathrow Hangar
Exeter Road, London Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 2PX
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
LRTT LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
* The course runs for 24 month at our London Heathrow Hangar, and once completed, you’ll graduate as an A Licenced Aircraft Engineer
* After that, it’ll be time to put all your training into practice. The sky really is the limit
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
* Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)
* Science (grade Grade C/4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
Your need good hand skills as you’ll be working on complex engineering parts - and each one of our hi-tech engines costs more than £30million! You’ll need to be comfortable with staying away and sharing accommodation with other apprentices during the offsite training programme. We provide modern facilities and will make sure you feel at home