Ongoing Training and Development Opportunities
As your career progresses, we will continue to train you in new skills, and you will develop fault diagnosis techniques. You may be posted to a specialist area of employment, such as Air Defence Radar, Tactical Communications, Tactical Supply, or the Expeditionary Airfield Squadron where amongst other things you will build temporary engineering accommodation both in the UK and abroad. There are also opportunities to gain a degree with the foundation degree BEng program in either General Engineering or Engineering Management and also opportunities for management and leadership training; in addition, the qualifications and experience you will gain in your RAF career can be used to meet the joining criteria for civilian professional associations to attain EngTech, IEng or CEng.
Your Future Career Prospects and Progression
As your career progresses, we aim to continue to train you in new skills and technologies, developing you personally and professionally. You may even be posted to a specialist area of employment, such as Air Defence Radar, Tactical Communications, Tactical Supply, or the Expeditionary Airfield Squadron where amongst other things you will build temporary engineering accommodation both in the UK and abroad. There may also opportunities to gain a foundation degree in Engineering Management and also broader opportunities for management and leadership training. In addition, the qualifications and experience you may gain in your RAF career could be used to meet the joining criteria for Professional Engineering Institutions to attain EngTech, and potentially IEng or CEng
Transferable Skills
The qualifications, experience and skill-sets that you develop as a specialist Workshops 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
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