The challenge

Students need a good level of language proficiency to cope successfully with aviation training delivered in English.
Poor language proficiency causes problems for students and their instructors, and can lead to costly disruption and/or training failures. To reduce risk, airlines, flight schools and universities need to be confident that students have the right level of English before beginning flight training.
Aviation-specific language training may not be available locally.
Creating good-quality language training content for student pilots takes time and is expensive.
Courses which address ICAO language proficiency are inappropriate for students because:
- They are designed for licensed professionals, not for students
- They do not train the skills that students need (for example, listening to instructors in the classroom and reading training manuals)
- They assume professional knowledge of aviation operations that students do not have.
General English training alone is inappropriate for students because it focuses on subject matter, language content and skills which are irrelevant to the needs of the students.