Work Experience
Work Experience
Please note that our in person Work Experience / Shadowing Programme is aimed at young people in Secondary education and priority will be given to applicants from our local area.
AirTanker offers formalised work experience shadowing opportunities to students at local schools, focusing on years 10 and 12. Since 2023, we hosted over 35 students who gained an insight into the many departments and disciplines that make up AirTanker.
AirTanker offers formalised work experience shadowing opportunities to students at local schools, focusing on years 10 and 12. Since 2023, we hosted over 35 students who gained an insight into the many departments and disciplines that make up AirTanker.
Some have gone on to apply for Apprenticeships or career opportunities with AirTanker since completing their work experience placement. The application process for each years work experience shadowing opportunities usually opens mid-January and closes mid-March. Applications are made via our jobs portal.
AirTanker is particularly keen to welcome aspiring individuals who are interested in applying for our engineering and ground operations apprenticeship schemes.
Please see an example of a Work Experience week aimed at Year 10 students below;
Please see an example of a Work Experience week aimed at Year 10 students below;
Day 1
We will start the week with Introductions and Health and Safety Briefing (very important). We will then spend the morning
- Getting to know each other
- Getting to know AirTanker
After lunch you will then get an overview of our support functions such as;
- IT Operations and Security
- Programmes Team
- AirTanker Wellbeing Services
- Compliance Department
- Commercial Departments
Day 2
Learn all about
- Base and Line Maintenance and the skills the vital work that they do.
- Get to visit a Voyager aircraft and get a glimpse of the day to day activities in our hangar.
- Get to spend time with our apprentices, technicians and engineers are hear about the sorts of things they do on a daily basis.
Day 3
Learn all about:
- How we make sure our aircraft stay up-to-date and safe to fly (Continued Airworthiness)
- Ground Operations and what goes on behind the scenes to plan a flight, crew etc.
- How AirTanker and the RAF work together (Voyager Force)
- Hear how we manage all the and (Materials and Logistics)
As we receive a high volume of applications for our Work Experience programme we use a selection process. We regret that we are not always able to offer places to all those students who wish to join us.
If you wish to apply, you will be asked to answer questions about who you are; what your interests and hobbies are; what you know about AirTanker; why you want to come to AirTanker for work experience and what you hope to gain from your time with us. You will also need your teacher and parent / guardian to sign off your application. We suggest that you do not leave your application to the last minute therefore.