Technicien supérieur de l'aviation

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 certification. It is a title, recognized by CNCP, and recorder level III into the National Classification of Levels of Training. The degree is obtain after a training at the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university).

Application

Students can apply to this training by :

• A competitive examination organized by ENAC each year;
• A Validation des Acquis de l'Experience procedure.

Training at ENAC

TSA students are admitted into one of these two options :

• « TSA Fonctionnaires » ( « civil servant TSA »), after the training they integrate the corps of the Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile.
• « TSA Civils » (« civilians TSA »)

The choice is made by ranking at the competitive examination. The two options have the same curriculum. The civil servants have a dual education system before integrate the TSEEAC.

Jobs

• Civil servants : they join the corps of the Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation.
• Civilians : they can have a job into an airport or an airline to do :
  • Ground handling services: air freight or passengers;
  • Air operations: flight preparation and management of flight crews;
  • Other missions of training, audit and expertise in aviation ...

Bibliography

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

See also

• Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (TSEEAC)
• Technicien Supérieur de l'Aviation (civilian) (TSA civilian)

External links

• TSA training on ENAC website