In France, the corps of Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (TSEEAC, in English Civil aviation opérations Technicians) of the Directorate General for Civil Aviation is a B-class job on the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing.
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Enrollment
The competitive examination of TSEEAC is for people holder of the Baccalauréat. Between about 30 and 60 entries may be available each year. After the enrollment, students are trained during three years at the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) of Toulouse.
Career
This corps has five grades (in descending order):
The TSEEAC, under certain conditions, can be assigned to two functional positions of management:
There are also possibilities to move to another corps of DGAC like air traffic controllers, Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel or Ingénieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile. They should go for one or two years at ENAC to perform a complementary training.
Job
TSEEAC can do many jobs at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) : technical assistant, technical operating controller (SAFA programme), aerodrome air traffic controller, ramp manager (at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport), aeronautical information operator, officer of the regional offices of information and assistance in flight (BRIA), investigation assistant (BEA), ...
Training
In 2010, a reform of initial training TSEEAC has been initiated · . It is now called TSA "Technicien supérieur de l'aviation" and has, since 2011, two curriculum:
History
The corps of TSEEAC has several name changes since the 1960s :
Decree
Décret n°93-622 du 27 mars 1993 concerning the corps of techniciens supérieurs des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile.