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Your Future Career Prospects and Progression
After completing one year’ s total service, you will be eligible for promotion to Air Specialist( Class 1) AS( 1), providing you pass a Professional Workplace Assessment and Basic Specialisation Training. Further promotion to the rank of Corporal and beyond is by competitive selection. As you gain experience and complete your Advanced Apprenticeship, you will achieve Technician status. As you advance through the ranks, you will have the increased opportunity to lead and direct people, managing resources and manpower within your area of work to deliver the required outputs whilst maintaining and instilling the highest standards expected within the RAF.
Transferable Skills
The qualifications, experience and skill-sets that you develop as a specialist Electrical Technician are recognised and are as highly regarded in civilian industry as they are in the RAF, which means that should you ever decide to pursue a career outside the RAF, you will be well placed to find employment.
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