Crewing and Crew Training Apprentice
AIRTANKER SERVICES LIMITED
Carterton (OX18 3LX)
Closes in 6 days (Thursday 27 November 2025)
Posted on 20 November 2025
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Summary
This is more than just a job – it’s your launchpad into the world of airline operations. You’ll rotate through different areas of our Crewing and Crew Training department, gaining hands-on experience, learning from industry experts, and completing structured training with our partnered provider.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Transport scheduler (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5pm
Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Structured Training Programme: Gain hands-on experience and formal training with a partnered provider, setting you up for a future career in aviation.
Mentorship & Support: Learn from experienced professionals and receive guidance throughout your apprenticeship journey.
Team Culture: Be part of a supportive team that values safety, integrity, innovation, and collaboration.
Professional Development: Exposure to multiple areas within Crewing and Crew Training helps you develop a broad skill set.
Where you'll work
Airtanker Hub Raf Brize Norton
Carterton
OX18 3LX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CROSBY AVIATION TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Transport scheduler (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Respond to sector and organisational specific handover data.
- Carry out and record CPD.
- Create timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Revise timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Use organisational digital platforms, for example, ATTUne, AIMs, Omnibus. Comply with GDPR and cybersecurity requirements.
- Undertake pre-planning activities to identify considerations to be made in relation to transport services, for example, research country specific medical and visa requirements, review local, national and international events calendars, consider transport service capacity
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure access to travel routes and where required, register timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Comply with sector legislation for example union agreements, commercial contracts.
- Monitor and assess the performance of transport services, intervening and providing support when required.
- Respond to prolonged or persistent disruption to transport services, ensuring solutions take into consideration the requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
- Support situations that occur due unforeseen circumstances, contributing where required in line with organisational procedures and industry specific practices, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full support is offered during situations that occur due to unforeseen circumstances, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
- Identify non-compliance in transport services through monitoring activities.
- Escalate situations to the appropriate person or authority.
- Manage own workload to ensure that contributions to organisational objectives meet all requirements.
- Make operational performance improvements.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Comply with regulations, standards, and guidance, including environmental and sustainability regulations.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements
- Respond to sector and organisational specific handover data.
- Carry out and record CPD.
- Create timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Revise timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Use organisational digital platforms, for example, ATTUne, AIMs, Omnibus. Comply with GDPR and cybersecurity requirements.
- Undertake pre-planning activities to identify considerations to be made in relation to transport services, for example, research country specific medical and visa requirements, review local, national and international events calendars, consider transport service capacity
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure access to travel routes and where required, register timetables, schedules, rosters or diagrams.
- Comply with sector legislation for example union agreements, commercial contracts.
- Monitor and assess the performance of transport services, intervening and providing support when required.
- Respond to prolonged or persistent disruption to transport services, ensuring solutions take into consideration the requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
- Support situations that occur due unforeseen circumstances, contributing where required in line with organisational procedures and industry specific practices, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full support is offered during situations that occur due to unforeseen circumstances, for example, emergency situations, extreme weather conditions, industrial action.
- Identify non-compliance in transport services through monitoring activities.
- Escalate situations to the appropriate person or authority.
- Manage own workload to ensure that contributions to organisational objectives meet all requirements.
- Make operational performance improvements.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Comply with regulations, standards, and guidance, including environmental and sustainability regulations.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements
Training schedule
Learn the ropes of airline crewing through on-site and off-site training.
Work alongside experienced professionals and mentors.
Get involved in real-world tasks that support flight operations.
Understand and follow aviation regulations and company policies.
Respond to emergency drills and uphold safety standards.
Embrace a culture of learning, teamwork, and professionalism.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grades 4–9 or equivalent)
- mathematics (grade Grades 4–9 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Candidates must be able to obtain Security Clearance.
About this employer
About AirTanker; AirTanker is one of the world’s most exciting aviation innovations and we offer a diverse range of roles in our unique environment, based in the heart of the picturesque Cotswolds.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Crew Scheduler
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CROSBY AVIATION TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001556.
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Closes in 6 days (Thursday 27 November 2025)
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