The International Civil Aviation Organisation requires that all flight crew and air traffic controllers achieve a minimum level of ICAO Operational Level 4 English proficiency by March 2011. 

You will need a solid command of English if your goal is to:

• become an airline pilot,
• become an air traffic controller,
• become a general aviation pilot,
• join an airline's cadet pilot programme, 
• begin initial flight training
• study for an aviation degree.

The ICAO Aviation English Online course will help you quickly and easily gain proficiency in English to meet the requirements of an aviation career.

Benefits of ICAO Aviation English Online

The ICAO Aviation English Online course is a proven solution for improving your English proficiency.  It is exactly the same course as used by major airlines and flight training schools.  We recommend this course as the core of any Aviation English training programme.

Take the ICAO Aviation English course and you will: 

Get a competitive advantage with recruiters

 

Reinforce knowledge learned during flight training

 

Save time - no need to change your schedule to attend traditional English classes

 

Save money - more economical than traditional English classes (90+ hours of training per level)

 

Improve your pronunciation - speaking activities are included in each unit

 

Build your confidence in radiotelephony - by practicing in a safe environment

 

Improve your listening - by listening to a variety of accents

 

Understand technical aviation reports and text

 

Remember new technical vocabulary easily

 

Communicate with more accurate grammar.

 

Course features

• Genuine recordings from ICAO and FAA based towers - no voice actors used.
• Learning method that allows you to remember nearly 100% of key points.
• Advanced LMS (Learning Management System) - our LMS also offers messaging, glossaries and social networking functions.
• Excellent follow up support - it's easy to get started with the course and we offer rapid response to your questions.
• Accessible from anywhere at any time of day.
• High interest subject - all topics are valuable for aviation careers
• Designed to help you achieve ICAO English compliance 
• High interest subject - all topics are valuable for aviation careers

Course structure

The ICAO Aviation English Online course is available at four English proficiency levels. 

• Basic - ICAO Level 2 Lower
• Beginner - ICAO Level 2 Upper
• High Beginner - ICAO Level 3 Lower
• Intermediate - ICAO Level 3 Upper

 

Each skill level course consists of 12 lessons. Each lesson takes approximately 8-10 hours to complete so you can expect approximately 100 hours of English training per level.

In order to find out which course you need first, take the Aviation English Placement Test.  This is a 60 minute online test and optional 10 minute oral test conducted by telephone.  After taking the Aviation English Placement Test you will receive a recommended starting level.

Aviation English course subjects

The course is based on important topics needed for an aviation career.  They include:

• Flight Safety,
• Meteorology,
• Physiology,
• Medicine.

 

You can listen and read interesting articles accompanied by audio recordings of native English speakers, and also practice your understanding of these subjects in tests and quizzes. You can even practice ATC to pilot communication based on real ATC tapes from ICAO and FAA based towers.

 

Screenshots of the ICAO Aviation English course

  

 

Please see our FAQ for further details about the course.

Demonstration units are available for each of the four levels.  To request a demo please complete the Course Enquiry form opposite

Blended online and classroom based learning is available

If you want to improve your English performance faster, then consider taking additional classroom based lessons that supplement each unit.  These are available with partner flight schools worldwide.  Experienced pilots, controllers and English language professionals will expand on the course material to ensure that you are making real progress in English.

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