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Apprenticeship Programme

flydubai calls motivated Emirati high school graduates to join its Aircraft Maintenance - Apprentice Engineer Programme, to acquire specialized skills under the sponsorship of flydubai Maintenance & Engineering department. With a promising career in aviation, candidates will receive the unique opportunity of becoming a certified Line Maintenance Engineer for flydubai, approved by GCAA.

The programme offers you a combination of theorical and practical training for students who have a keen interest in aviation or engineering or just love tinkering with gadgets, fixing machines and equipment – as they’re likely to have an aptitude for Maintenance & engineering.

Programme Summary:
Programme Details Our Aircraft Maintenance Engineering programme is fully sponsored and has an approximate duration of four years‭, ‬consisting of two phases‭:‬

Phase 1‭ ‬Initial Training‭ ‬–‭ (‬Two years‭):‬
You will go through intensive theoretical and practical training‭. ‬Upon successful completion‭, ‬you will receive a GCAA certificate from the flydubai Training College and a certificate from GCAA‭, ‬During this period‭, ‬you will receive a monthly compensation of‭ ‬AED 6000‭.

Phase 2‭ ‬Practical Maintenance Experience‭ (‬PME‭) ‬–‭ (‬Minimum Two years‭)‬:
Those who are successful in phase 1‭ ‬and meet the company standards will be offered a position as an Aircraft Technician trainee‭ ‬at flydubai‭.
You will gain practical maintenance experience working on live aircraft and record your progress in an appropriate logbook‭
Upon completing this phase‭, ‬you will qualify to apply to GCAA for B1.1‭ ‬Basic Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence‭ (‬AMEL‭) ‬and be‭ ‬absorbed as a full-fledged Aircraft Technician‭.

Minimum Requirements:
17-24‭ ‬years old
Hold Valid UAE passport and Khulasat Al Qaid
Educated to high school level‭ (‬overall grade of 80%‭ ‬and above‭)‬
Fluent in Arabic‭ & ‬English‭, ‬both spoken and written
EMSAT English‭ (‬1100‭)‬
EMSAT Math‭ & ‬Physics‭ (‬75%‭)‬
NQC 4‭ ‬applied engineering stream
National service completed‭ (‬if applicable‭)‬
Medically fit
Proud to wear the uniform
Able to work shifts
Ministry of Education attestation is required for all certificates

Other Rewards
• Medical insurance
• Concessional tickets for family and friends
• Annual leave ticket

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