Technicien supérieur de l'aviation

The degree of Technicien supérieur de l'aviation (TSA, in English Advanced Technician Degree in Aviation) is a certification created in 2010 from the Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile certification. It is a title recognized by the CNCP,^[1] and registered at level III^[2] in the National Classification of Levels of Training. The degree is obtained after training at the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university).^[3]

Students can apply to this training by :

• A competitive examination organized by ENAC each year;^[4]
• A Validation des Acquis de l'Experience procedure.

TSA students are admitted into one of these two options :

• "TSA Fonctionnaires" ( "civil servant TSA"); after the training they join the corps of the Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile.
• "TSA Civils" (" civil TSA")

The choice is made by ranking at the competitive examination. The two options have the same curriculum.^[5] The civil servants have a dual education system before integrate^{[clarification needed]} the TSEEAC.

• Civil servants: they join the corps of the Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation.^[6]
• Civilians: they can be employed at an airport or with an airline. Possible areas include:
  • Ground handling services: air freight or passengers;
  • Air operations: flight preparation and management of flight crews;
  • Other missions of training, audit and expertise in aviation

• Ariane Gilotte, Jean-Philippe Husson & Cyril Lazerge, 50 ans d'Énac au service de l'aviation, Édition S.E.E.P.P, 1999

• Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (TSEEAC)
• Technicien Supérieur de l'Aviation (civilian) (TSA civilian)

• TSA training on ENAC website