The degree of Technicien supérieur de l'aviation (TSA, in English Advanced Technician Degree in Aviation) is a certification created in 2010 from the ''

Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile In France, the corps of Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (TSEEAC, in English Civil aviation opérations Technicians) of the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) is a B-class job within the Ministr ...

'' certification. It is a title recognized by the CNCP, and registered at level III in the

National Classification of Levels of Training The National Classification of Levels of Training ( French: ''Nomenclature des niveaux de formation'') is a system used in France for statistical purposes to measure an individual's training. Two classifications are commonly used: The ''nomenclature ...

. The degree is obtained after training at the ''

École nationale de l'aviation civile École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

'' (French civil aviation university).

Application

Students can apply to this training by : * A

competitive examination An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verba ...

organized by

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each year; * A

Validation des Acquis de l'Experience The VAE or Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience is a procedure for the recognition of prior learning that allows any French educational institution to grant degrees partly or completely based on work experience. A portfolio of the applicant's ...

procedure.

Training at ENAC

TSA students are admitted into one of these two options : * "TSA ''Fonctionnaires''" ( "civil servant TSA"); after the training they join the corps of the ''

''. * " TSA ''Civils''" (" civil TSA") The choice is made by ranking at the

. The two options have the same curriculum. The

civil servants The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

have a

dual education system A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course. This system is practiced in several countries, notably Germany, Austria, Switzerland and in the German-speaking Community ...

before integrate the TSEEAC.

Jobs

* Civil servants: they join the corps of the ''

'' at the

Directorate General for Civil Aviation Directorate may refer to: Contemporary *Directorates of the Scottish Government * Directorate-General, a type of specialised administrative body in the European Union * Directorate-General for External Security, the French external intelligence ag ...

.Technicien Supérieur de l'Aviation
/ref> * Civilians: they can be employed at an

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

or with an

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

. Possible areas include: ** Ground handling services: air freight or passengers; ** Air operations: flight preparation and management of

flight crew Aircrew, also called flight crew, are personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight. The composition of a flight's crew depends on the type of aircraft, plus the flight's duration and purpose. Commercial aviation Flight deck positions ...

s; ** Other missions of training, audit and expertise in aviation

Bibliography

* Ariane Gilotte, Jean-Philippe Husson & Cyril Lazerge, ''50 ans d'Énac au service de l'aviation'', Édition S.E.E.P.P, 1999

External links

TSA training on ENAC website

References