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Transportation Officers and Controllers (NOC 227)

What You Need

To be a transportation officer or controller, you usually need a high school diploma and specialized training in your area of transportation.

You may need certification or a special licence such as pilot's, air traffic control or radio licence.

You may need training, special certificates, and endorsements from Transport Canada.

To be a transportation officer or controller who works on ships and other vessels, you must usually complete a cadet program at a nautical or marine training institute or have several years' experience.

Most recent entrants have a community college diploma and almost 3 in 10 have a undergraduate unversity degree.

To be air traffic controller and flight services specialists, you usually need a high school diploma and specialized training provided by NAV Canada or the Canadian Forces.

Required/Related
Educational Programs*

This will let you explore the program(s) of study that lead to this (these) occupation(s).

Engineering Technologies - Other (C370)

Transportation Engineering Technologies (C390)

Computer Science (C720)

Engineering - Other (U370)

^* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.

Useful Experience/Skills

Report writing

Interpersonal communication skills

Supervisory experience

Useful High School Subjects

Math

Physics

Geography

Computer-related courses

English

Depending on your background, this Education, Training, and Experience info will help you to:

Choose your high school courses

Plan your post-secondary program

Choose relevant volunteer work

Decide what new skills to learn

Read job ads, professional journals, and newspapers for what the industry needs and employers want.

Talk to employers and employees to find out the exceptional skills and knowledge that will help you land a job.

This page last modified on: 2007-03-31

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