This spring semester, CTC will be offering a special course designed for military members in aviation maintenance and civilian apprentices who may need additional training and preparation in order to gain their FAA Mechanics’ Certificate.

This is a condensed, nine-week course covering the FAA test subject areas with both classroom and hands-on instruction. It will be delivered by CTC’s regular aviation maintenance faculty and held at their well-equipped aviation facility at Fairbanks International Airport East Ramp. Class dates are February 26-April 25, 2024.

The FAA has an agreement with all military branches for service members working in an aviation maintenance field. Members automatically become eligible to take the FAA written, oral and practical exams to gain their FAA Mechanics’ Certificate after working in that specialty for a length of time. This FAA certificate isn’t required to work on military aircraft but it does enhance a military career and will be necessary to gain employment in the civilian aviation maintenance sector upon leaving military service. The FAA tests cover many technical subjects within the spectrum of civilian aircraft, many of which are not employed on modern military equipment. Likewise, civilian maintenance apprentices may only work on a limited number of aircraft types and may need to hone their skills and knowledge on all the requisite FAA subjects.  This course is designed to fill in knowledge gaps and improve chances of passing this rigorous test.

For questions and more information visit: ctc.uaf.edu/faatestprep/.