When you think about how to become a pilot in Nigeria what comes to your mind? Requirements, Expectations and Challenges. what you need to do before you can begin flying? How to choose a flight school? and How long will it take?
These are some of the questions out of many questions you will ask.
To become a pilot is fun and to be honest is not the kind of job you just wake up and say, yes i wanna fly planes. You have to be more determined than that and really work towards it.
If you need or want something you have got to go for it no matter the barrier or obstacles.
Personally i have always wanted to be a pilot. I remember vividly when i was 7 or 8yr my first experience i had, was a school excursion, a brief visit to airport,we were taken around the airport i remember seeing air-force jets, control tower, helicopters, airplanes of different sizes.
These are some of the questions out of many questions you will ask.
To become a pilot is fun and to be honest is not the kind of job you just wake up and say, yes i wanna fly planes. You have to be more determined than that and really work towards it.
If you need or want something you have got to go for it no matter the barrier or obstacles.
Personally i have always wanted to be a pilot. I remember vividly when i was 7 or 8yr my first experience i had, was a school excursion, a brief visit to airport,we were taken around the airport i remember seeing air-force jets, control tower, helicopters, airplanes of different sizes.
We were entertained with kiddies drinks and cookies in a Nigerian Airways plane that was undergoing maintenance in one of the company Hangers, we entered the cockpit in groups and i saw my teacher seating on the right seat playing with the control column.
I'm sure he had no idea what he was doing. Lolz! We got back to class and my teacher had the same look i had the 1st time i entered a cockpit, he kept on telling and asking us the same questions. "Did you see the buttons in that thing?" He said, "i wonder how they press it all at once." Hehehehe.
Since then i made up my mind to become a pilot i guess i was too little to make up my mind on what i wanted to become.
Well I'm not a pilot,i have read aviation related books, stories, watched movies and documentaries, i have even taken the time to read pilot operating manuals/handbook for Boeing 737 Classics, Boeing 737NG and my favorite aircraft, The Boeing 777. Some people think I'm already a pilot (i wish) because of how much i know and how well informed i am about aviation.
Let me share what i know, about how, as a Nigerian you can become a pilot.
This information is based on my personal opinion and research.
Requirements Into Nigerian Aviation Schools
All you need is Five(5) o' level credits in science related courses including Maths, English, physics,Chemistry and 2 other courses.
I would advice a good knowledge in geography.If you have a degree it also helps and also a big plus and boost to your career, you are definitely eligible to apply for flight school. Lastly a valid class one student medical certificate.
How To Apply to a flight school In Nigeria
There are two of them in Nigeria:
Follow the Order:
Obtain a PIN Code from any branch of First Bank nationwide upon the payment of N11,000 Application Fee to the Cashier.
Logon to www.ncat.gov.ng/application
I'm sure he had no idea what he was doing. Lolz! We got back to class and my teacher had the same look i had the 1st time i entered a cockpit, he kept on telling and asking us the same questions. "Did you see the buttons in that thing?" He said, "i wonder how they press it all at once." Hehehehe.
Since then i made up my mind to become a pilot i guess i was too little to make up my mind on what i wanted to become.
Well I'm not a pilot,i have read aviation related books, stories, watched movies and documentaries, i have even taken the time to read pilot operating manuals/handbook for Boeing 737 Classics, Boeing 737NG and my favorite aircraft, The Boeing 777. Some people think I'm already a pilot (i wish) because of how much i know and how well informed i am about aviation.
Let me share what i know, about how, as a Nigerian you can become a pilot.
This information is based on my personal opinion and research.
Requirements Into Nigerian Aviation Schools
All you need is Five(5) o' level credits in science related courses including Maths, English, physics,Chemistry and 2 other courses.
I would advice a good knowledge in geography.If you have a degree it also helps and also a big plus and boost to your career, you are definitely eligible to apply for flight school. Lastly a valid class one student medical certificate.
How To Apply to a flight school In Nigeria
There are two of them in Nigeria:
Follow the Order:
Obtain a PIN Code from any branch of First Bank nationwide upon the payment of N11,000 Application Fee to the Cashier.
Logon to www.ncat.gov.ng/application
Read the Qualification Criteria.
Click on 'Register' above to fill the registration form. Ensure you type the PIN Code obtained from the bank correctly NOTE: Registration is to be done once. If you have registered before just Login to continue filling your form.
On successful registration, you will receive a success email and SMS from 'NCAT'.
Click on 'Login' to login, then you can start filling the forms.
Edit your Application Profile (This will require a passport photo and your biodata).
Edit your Institution Attended.
Edit your Qualifications (WASSCE, and other Certificates are entered here).
Edit/Upload Documents (Attach your Certificates here). The next section (Declaration and submission of
On successful registration, you will receive a success email and SMS from 'NCAT'.
Click on 'Login' to login, then you can start filling the forms.
Edit your Application Profile (This will require a passport photo and your biodata).
Edit your Institution Attended.
Edit your Qualifications (WASSCE, and other Certificates are entered here).
Edit/Upload Documents (Attach your Certificates here). The next section (Declaration and submission of
form) will not be displayed untill all sections have been filled correctly.
Print your Acknowledgement / Exam Admission Card.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
The three application steps are as follows:
Applicants must pay a non refundable sum of N15, 000 (Fifteen Thousand Naira Only) at any branch of Sterling Bank Plc.
Download the application form under the dowload tab/link.
Send the fully completed downloaded form alongside the following: payment teller, O’level Certificate (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB), Birth Certificate, passport photograph and complete all other necessary details, to this email: admissions@iac.com.ng or info@iac.com.ng or registry@iac.com.ng
SECOND OPTION
Application forms can be obtained from International Aviation College beside Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin, Kwara State or applicants may visit the College website to download the application form.
Applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application/processing fee of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15, 000.00). Applicant visiting the College should make the payment before visiting the College to obtain the form.
Fill the form and submit copies of the fully completed application forms alongside the payment teller from any of the banks listed below either at the College, by email (scanned copies) or send to the College through Registered Mail Service (Courier Services).
BANK DETAILS:
All Payments should be made in favour of:
Account Name: International Aviation College, Ilorin.
Account Numbers: 0022634875
Bank: Sterling Bank Plc
Candidate’s full name must be clearly stated on the Deposit Slip (Teller).
FOR FURTHER DETAILS VISIT
International Aviation College located by International Airport Ilorin, Kwara State.
OR
URL: www.iac.com.ng
E-mail: info@iac.com.ng, admissions@iac.com.ng
Tel: +234-810-037-6777, +234-810-037-6776,08033579303, 08054485424
Challenges Faced By Nigerians in Aviation school
Nigerian youths are not really getting the opportunity to explore this aviation training opportunity that is here in Nigeria because of the cost. You do not need to go to United Kingdom, United States to get the best aviation training.
We have students from South Africa, US, and Middle east coming to IAC for the completion of their training and they find out that we have an elite aircraft which are Diamond 40 and Diamond 42. And you can not have it in some major flying schools. It is expensive and most modern.
The challenges we now face is for the Nigerian youths to be sponsored. When they call for interview, they do have up to 100 candidates that will show interest and would be given admission but to pay for the tuition, they cannot get sponsors.
Meanwhile, you see a lot of private jets, airlines, I have not heard of any airline in Nigeria that sent somebody to do a refresher course, I cannot remember any commercial airline that has sponsored student pilots into airline college.
Unlike in those days, Nigerian Airways will send people to Zaria Aviation College and other companies such as Aero, but now you have not found an airline that will sponsor a pilot. They usually bring in foreigners or take from other organisation or wait for a pilot to come back and ask the pilot to go and train himself to fly their company’s aircraft.
These are some of the challenges we are finding in the industry. You find out that the stakeholders are not investing financially in the system.
Print your Acknowledgement / Exam Admission Card.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
The three application steps are as follows:
Applicants must pay a non refundable sum of N15, 000 (Fifteen Thousand Naira Only) at any branch of Sterling Bank Plc.
Download the application form under the dowload tab/link.
Send the fully completed downloaded form alongside the following: payment teller, O’level Certificate (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB), Birth Certificate, passport photograph and complete all other necessary details, to this email: admissions@iac.com.ng or info@iac.com.ng or registry@iac.com.ng
SECOND OPTION
Application forms can be obtained from International Aviation College beside Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin, Kwara State or applicants may visit the College website to download the application form.
Applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application/processing fee of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15, 000.00). Applicant visiting the College should make the payment before visiting the College to obtain the form.
Fill the form and submit copies of the fully completed application forms alongside the payment teller from any of the banks listed below either at the College, by email (scanned copies) or send to the College through Registered Mail Service (Courier Services).
BANK DETAILS:
All Payments should be made in favour of:
Account Name: International Aviation College, Ilorin.
Account Numbers: 0022634875
Bank: Sterling Bank Plc
Candidate’s full name must be clearly stated on the Deposit Slip (Teller).
FOR FURTHER DETAILS VISIT
International Aviation College located by International Airport Ilorin, Kwara State.
OR
URL: www.iac.com.ng
E-mail: info@iac.com.ng, admissions@iac.com.ng
Tel: +234-810-037-6777, +234-810-037-6776,08033579303, 08054485424
Challenges Faced By Nigerians in Aviation school
Nigerian youths are not really getting the opportunity to explore this aviation training opportunity that is here in Nigeria because of the cost. You do not need to go to United Kingdom, United States to get the best aviation training.
We have students from South Africa, US, and Middle east coming to IAC for the completion of their training and they find out that we have an elite aircraft which are Diamond 40 and Diamond 42. And you can not have it in some major flying schools. It is expensive and most modern.
The challenges we now face is for the Nigerian youths to be sponsored. When they call for interview, they do have up to 100 candidates that will show interest and would be given admission but to pay for the tuition, they cannot get sponsors.
Meanwhile, you see a lot of private jets, airlines, I have not heard of any airline in Nigeria that sent somebody to do a refresher course, I cannot remember any commercial airline that has sponsored student pilots into airline college.
Unlike in those days, Nigerian Airways will send people to Zaria Aviation College and other companies such as Aero, but now you have not found an airline that will sponsor a pilot. They usually bring in foreigners or take from other organisation or wait for a pilot to come back and ask the pilot to go and train himself to fly their company’s aircraft.
These are some of the challenges we are finding in the industry. You find out that the stakeholders are not investing financially in the system.
