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2025 ATEC Annual Conference

Registration is open! Don't miss ATEC's flagship event taking place in Norfolk, VA. Look for the full agenda to publish later this fall. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities available.

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ATEC Academy - Spring 2025

ATEC will enroll its third cohort of academy students this spring. The two-day, in-person 'take off' is scheduled for the days leading up to the annual conference. 

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What We Do

The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) was founded in 1961. Its mission is to promote and support aviation maintenance technician education, with the ultimate goal of enabling the aerospace community to meet its workforce needs. The council actively engages with regulatory bodies to support an infrastructure that will create high quality technicians, provides resources, continuing education and networking opportunities to learning institutions, keeps the community informed of activities that impact technician education, and promotes careers in aviation maintenance.
 
ATEC membership is made up of aviation employers, vendors and educational institutions with maintenance technician programs. Our core members are Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools (AMTS) certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 147.
School Map
The map charts all part 147 programs, sources from the FAA air agency database and ATEC's annual AMTS survey. For more detailed information, members can refer to the Member Directory, which includes contact details, enrollment, and upcoming graduation dates.

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Webinars
ATEC offers online training courses and informative sessions on topics of interest to the aviation maintenance technician education community. Register for future webinars and view previously recorded sessions available in the on-demand library.


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Library
The council has pulled together a useful compilation of regulations, certification standards, policy, guidance, and program resources to support aviation maintenance schools. The webpage will be especially helpful to programs seeking or contemplating part 147 certification. 

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