The International Aviation Technical College (IATC) is an initiative of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC). Colleges of Excellence (CoE) supervise it to provide world-class vocational training to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
For its part, IATC has been selected to train young Saudi students in Aviation engineering and maintenance so that they will be able to play a pivotal role in developing the Kingdom’s broader skill base and fill the employment opportunities to meet the aspirations set out in Vision 2030.
The training provided by the IATC is at the highest possible level, and the college’s graduates will help ensure that the Saudi Arabian Aviation Sector’s manpower is among the most current and technically proficient in the world.
Civilian Track
This program is a General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) endorsed training (Part 147) for graduates aiming to work as aviation maintenance engineers in the civil aviation sector. In addition to the diploma that students earn upon graduation from this program, graduates will be fully qualified to take the GACA Part 147 exams to obtain their aircraft maintenance GACA license.
General conditions to be accepted at the college (Males Only):
- Saudi Nationals or son of Saudi mother
- Age between 18 to 23 years old
- High school graduate with a maximum of 5 years since high school graduation at the time of application
- Minimum high school GPA: 85%
- Minimum Qiyas score: 65
- Basic level of English – minimum A2 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
Military Track
The programs for graduates aiming to work in the military are based on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 66 curriculum in Mechanical (B1), Avionics (B2) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
The major Military organizations who sponsor students in this track are:
International Technical Colleges (ITC)
Colleges Of Excellence (COE)
Technical And Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)
Aviation Australia Riyadh College (AARC)
Aviation Australia Brisbane
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
King Khalid International Airport
Riyadh 14212, P. O. Box 47139
Saudi Arabia
