{"id":1926,"date":"2022-04-06T09:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:45:38","slug":"skyborne-unveils-1-million-bursary-and-inclusive-degree-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/news-events\/skyborne-unveils-1-million-bursary-and-inclusive-degree-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyborne unveils \u00a31 million bursary and inclusive UWL BSC (Hons) degree package"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gloucestershire, UK \u2013 06 April 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Skyborne Airline Academy\u00a0is today unveiling a comprehensive benefits package to ease the financial barriers for prospective airline pilots in the UK and enhance their education.<\/h3>

All trainees on Skyborne\u2019s UK CAA Integrated ATPL programme will be enrolled onto the BSc (Hons) degree from the University of West London (UWL) at no extra cost. In addition, the first 100 successful applicants to commence training between 1st<\/sup>\u00a0May and 30th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2022 will benefit from \u00a310,000 off the cost of their training, thanks to a new \u00a31million\u00a0Skyborne Bursary<\/em>\u00a0fund, created by the Skyborne Group.<\/p>

Tom Misner, Chairman, Skyborne<\/strong>, says: \u201cAs we\u2019re seeing the aviation industry thrive post-Covid, I wanted our company to do its bit and help pilots begin their career in aviation. With the\u00a0Skyborne Bursary<\/em>\u00a0not only will we be assisting 100 cadets with their training costs, we\u2019ll also be providing the industry with highly skilled individuals to ease the current global pilot shortage.\u201d<\/p>

Lee Woodward, CEO, Skyborne<\/strong>, says: \u201cAt Skyborne, we\u2019re passionate about levelling the playing field and opening up pilot training for a more diverse group of applicants.<\/p>

\u201cThis prestigious BSc (Hons) degree from UWL not only provides our graduates with a competitive advantage in the job market; it also means for the first time, Skyborne cadets can apply for undergraduate tuition fee and maintenance loans \u2013 financial support that has long been unfairly denied to pilot trainees. We\u2019re incredibly proud to be the first ATO in the UK to present this unique offer.\u201d<\/p>

The initial 100 cadets who enrol on the full Skyborne\/UWL BSc (Hons) programme could be entitled to up to \u00a322,200 in tuition fee loans and a further \u00a319,412 in maintenance loans to support their living costs over two years. With the addition of the \u00a310,000\u00a0Skyborne Bursary\u00a0<\/em>to support their final course payment, this could mean an estimated \u00a350k of funding may be available of the \u00a399,500 programme, to support the course fees and living costs. Trainees who do not want to partake in the degree programme will still be eligible for the \u00a310,000\u00a0Skyborne Bursary.<\/em><\/p>

Woodward adds: \u201cIt is feasible that a trainee might only be required to find \u00a349,000 of private funding to commence training. Whilst we recognise that this is still a considerable sum of money, it is a lot more attainable than the headline price of \u00a399,500.\u201d<\/p>

The UK CAA Integrated ATPL programme will include a full BSc (Hons) degree, Skyborne Performance Protection, accommodation for training undertaken in the UK and US, uniform, all equipment including an iPad, ground school tuition including all UK CAA exam fees, flight time including all landing\/approaching fees and fuel, flights and transport to Skyborne\u2019s Vero Beach facility as well as Skills Continuation Training for graduates post course completion.<\/p>

Skyborne\u2019s Performance Protection\u00a0is in place from commencement of the UK CAA Integrated ATPL course on successful completion of the Skyborne selection process. The protection is a commitment to train cadets to proficiency, or a full refund of all fees paid, minus a \u00a39,000 non-refundable deposit if proficiency cannot be achieved. This significantly helps to limit financial risks for cadets and providing them with peace of mind.<\/p>

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Gloucestershire, UK \u2013 06 April 2022: Skyborne Airline Academy is today unveiling a comprehensive benefits package to ease the financial barriers for prospective airline pilots in the UK and enhance their education. All trainees on Skyborne\u2019s UK CAA Integrated ATPL programme will be enrolled onto the BSc (Hons) degree from the University of West London (UWL) at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crosspost_to_2":false,"_crosspost_to_3":true,"_crosspost_to_4":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"skyborne_region":[19],"skyborne_type":[15],"class_list":["post-1926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academy","skyborne_region-united-kingdom","skyborne_type-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1926"},{"taxonomy":"skyborne_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/skyborne_region?post=1926"},{"taxonomy":"skyborne_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/skyborne_type?post=1926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}