Designed to meet the English-language training requirements of international civil aviation and air traffic management
personnel, MLS offers a series of short-course certificate programmes in aviation-based professional English-language
communication skills up to ICAO Operational Level 4 and beyond.
New language standards for pilots and air traffic controllers ratified by the Council of the International Civil Aviation
Organization in March 2003 have strengthened the requirement for English-language proficiency in the accommodation
of international flights, raising levels from a recommended practice to a minimum standard.
ICAO has established a minimum level of language proficiency for the common English language spoken by flight crew
and air traffic controllers and a rating scale that describes this required level of proficiency.
Following our long history of involvement and co-operation with the international civil aviation industry in the
provision of English language training programmes, MLS International College has become one of the first of the
language schools in the United Kingdom to fully incorporate the new English-language requirements in its course
design and to offer testing and assessment of civil aviation personnel according to the new approved ICAO Language
Proficiency Rating Scale.
Specialised Courses
The MLS curriculum has been devised to meet the specific training objectives of flight crew and air traffic controllers.
At all levels, trainees are encouraged to broaden their range of operational and organisational skills. The programmes
of tuition provide instruction and practice in the day-to-day language skills necessary for personnel in posts related to
international civil aviation and air-traffic management. Language acquisition through active participation in practical
coursework is considered fundamental to the learning process.
Absorbing, stimulating and wide-ranging in its delivery and content, the specialised training in English language aviation
vocabulary, terminology and phraseology has as its focus the development of an increased understanding of the
functional communication skills required by aviation personnel for the safe and effective management of international
flights.
Assessments
Participants are formally assessed on entry and again on exit. Progress is monitored throughout the course by means
of a continued series of informal assessments. Written reports are prepared on completion of the course in which
the progress and the performance of each student is recorded and his/her English-language ability is graded according
to the provisions of the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale.
Aviation English
Weekly Programme
- 20 lessons in English language communication and professional skills
- 10 lessons in technical language and communication skills in an aviation context
Excursions to professional and cultural places of interest and presentations on specialized subjects may be included in
the programme on request.
Courses arranged on request.
Maximum class size: 12 (subject to client specifications)
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