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Pilot Training
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Tourist Guiding: NQF Level 4 Further Education and Training Certificate

Travel, tourism & hospitality

Guides form a critical component of the tourism industry. Our certificate trains learners to become ambassadors for country and industry.
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B737-3/4/500 Requalification Training Course

Pilot training

This Requalification course is a Boeing 737-3/4/500 refresher course for students whose proficiency has lapsed for a period greater than 24 months
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General Travel: NQF 5, National Certificate (CATHSSETA ACCREDITED)

Travel, tourism & hospitality

Equipping you for an exciting, dynamic career in the ever-growing travel industry – including airlines, hospitality, Call Centres
and more.
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Customer Service Agent / Passenger Ground Handling

Cabin crew & ground handling

The travel industry offers many opportunities to enthusiastic learners. This course equips them for customer and non-customer-facing careers in travel.
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Cabin Crew / Flight Attendant / Air Hostess Licensing

Cabin crew & ground handling

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) compliant course, that exceeds regulatory requirements by offering above- standard theoretical and practical experience.
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Boeing 737-NG Transition Training Course

Pilot training

This course is a type rating course which exceeds the SACAA minimum standard and is promulgated according to the Boeing Flight Training Footprint.

Pilot Training

We provide specialist training utilising instructor pilots with day-to-day, hands-on airline experience

Cabin Crew & Ground Handling

We provide industry-leading crew with the expertise to manage short and long-haul flights

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

We provide specialist training utilising instructor pilots with day-to-day, hands-on airline experience

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The Life of a Flight Attendant

The life of a Flight Attendant is quite unique. It is not merely a “job” but a lifestyle – a lifestyle of people, planes, travel

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Travel and Tourism

The travel and tourism sector remains one of the largest and most dynamic industries in today’s global economy. Travel and tourism, with its immense social

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Flight Attendant

A tourist can choose where they want to travel to, but as a Flight Attendant you go where the Airline you work for sends you.

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Corporate Flight Attendant

Being a Corporate Flight Attendant is vastly different from being a Cabin Crew Member in an airline, as it often requires you to assume multiple

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What Happens When

What happens When…for Flight Attendants Regardless of the time of day or the flight schedule ahead, a Flight Attendant always arrives for duty in full

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Passenger Ground Handling

Broadly speaking, ground handling within an aviation context explores the many service requirements of an aircraft, between the time it arrives at the terminal gate

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Flight Instructor Team

The team
With over 70 years of airline experience, our specialised team can provide you with world renowned quality training ranging from ground training facilitators to flight instructors.
Our training team is led by Captain Glen Warden and Captain Paul Dore who ensure that a seamless and professional training experience is provided to all our clients. Together they lead a dynamic team of highly trained instructors who are all active pilots at the forefront of airline operations.

Our Team of Fight Instructors boasts more than:

60 000 Hours on Boeing 737’s

10 000 Hours of flight training on modern narrow bodied aircraft

70 Years of Airline experience

Captain Paul Dore

External Training Manager
In an industry where hours matter, Paul Dore has more than put in his time. Over the years he has accumulated 18 000 accident-free hours of which 7 000 were on helicopters and 6 000 are as a flight instructor. Aside from experience, Paul has an innate instinct for flight and training that we have come to rely on at Alt. Pilot Training.
Paul has been involved in the Aviation industry since 1975. After starting in the military – a tough and thorough training ground – he progressed through Corporate Aviation industry to the Airlines. He has been actively involved with flying training since 1980 on both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. He attained Designated Examiner status with the SACAA in 1992.

Captain Glen Warden

Manager of Commercial Operations
Captain Glen Warden, Manager of Commercial Operations, understands first-hand the demands of a career in aviation. In an industry that is high-octane and where the stakes are high, he brings a lifetime of experience, savvy and innovative solutions to the team at Alt. Pilot Training.
Glen has been in the industry for over 40 years, with over 30 years as advanced instructor both in the South African Air Force, and the civilian aviation sector. Having studied at Universities of Stellenbosch Business School, Newport (California), Dallas Fort Worth, he has wide commercial business experience in providing innovative, value-add training solutions.

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