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Job Specification

BFT Qualified Instructor (Talent Pool)

Ascent Flight Training (Management) Ltd
Competitive Salary Full-time

We’re building a talent pool for Basic Flying Training (BFT) Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIs) and Qualified Instructors (QIs) at RAF Valley, ensuring we have the right people ready to step into key roles as they become available.

Why Join the Talent Pool? RAF Valley is home to fast-paced, high-impact flying training. By joining our talent pool, you’ll be first in line when opportunities arise to deliver world-class instruction in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

How It Works:

  • Apply and Interview: If successful, you’ll be added to our talent pool for up to 12 months.
  • Stay Notified: As roles open, we’ll contact you based on your availability and our operational needs.
  • Confirm Your Interest: You’ll have the opportunity to express interest before any formal offer is made.

Who We’re Looking For:

  • Experienced pilots with a passion for developing military aviators of the future.
  • Aircrew who thrive in structured, high-tempo training environments.
  • Professionals committed to safety, precision, and instructional excellence.

Ready to shape the future of military aviation at Valley? Apply now to be considered for upcoming instructor roles and help us maintain the highest standards in flying training.

A day in the life

As a Qualified Instructor on the Basic Flying Training (BFT) Squadron at RAF Valley you will part of a small niche team delivering world class Ground School and Synthetic training to Military and Ascent aircrew on the Texan T1.

You will

  • Conduct ground based instruction of military BFT Student Qualified Flying Instructors (SQFIs), ab-initio pilots in accordance with BFT syllabuses. The syllabus ranges from conversion, instrument, navigation, weapon profiles, tactical and more advanced evolutions.
  • You will also assist in currency training for existing QFIs.
  • Conduct Computer Based Training/Computer Aided Instruction/Simulator training, including ground school lessons and simulated airborne events in accordance with BFT syllabuses
  • Conduct other tasks related to Texan T1 training as directed
  • Assist Curriculum Design as Texan T1 Subject Matter Expert (SME) in development and maintenance of BFT courseware
  • Have the opportunity to take part in innovation work for the future of UK MFTS

What will make you successful?

You will have previous experience as a Qualified Flying Instructor pilot in the military environment. Qualifications and/or recommendations from the RAF Central Flying School will be essential.

Previous experience in a ‘Basic Flying Training’ role on a turbo-prop airframe would be extremely advantageous and experience in a synthetic training device would be beneficial but not necessarily essential.

Above all else you will thrive when instructing students and helping them to strive for success.

You should already be an excellent communicator and you will be accustomed to working with different levels of ability so that you can nurture the full spectrum of students. You will be working in an environment which is heavily customer focused, ensuring the company provides a first class service at all times.

And you will also:

  • Have experience of multi-facetted flying disciplines, combining leadership and airmanship to provide a positive learning environment.
  • Be able to demonstrate experience of working in collaboration with other teams.
  • Have strong presentational skills, targeting a wide audience of varying abilities.
  • Be able to develop and update courseware with emerging ‘best practise’ and updates as required.
  • Fully engage with the RAF Safety Culture.



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Do you have the right to work in the UK?
Are you are on any form of VISA requiring employment sponsorship, or will you be requiring VISA sponsorship in the future?
Do you have any unspent criminal convictions?
Criminal Record Information Disclaimer
As Ascent operates in an environment where our staff are exposed to technical data from outside of the United Kingdom, we are bound by both domestic and international legislation in how we manage access to this data. In order to ensure we maintain compliance with U.S Export Regulations (EAR or and ITAR) and remain compliant with our policy, we must request all details of current, and any dual and trinal nationality. If breached, these regulations carry potentially severe civil and criminal penalties for the company and/or our staff. Therefore we consider transparency in this respect to be paramount; this includes notifying the Ascent HR team of any changes to your nationality. What is your current nationality?
Do you currently hold, or have you previously held, dual or trinal nationality?
What is your expected salary for this role?
What is your current salary?
Are you currently employed by a Shareholder of Ascent?
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Have you been or are you involved in any previous or current work experience which would or is likely to give rise to any conflict of interest affecting your ability to carry out the responsibilities and duties specified in the Job Specification for the role for which you are applying?
Please disclose here your previous or current work experience which would or is likely to give rise to any conflict of interest affecting your ability to carry out the responsibilities and duties specified in the Job Specification for the role for which you are applying:
Do you or your family members have any financial interests, stocks in vendors, suppliers, or companies that could be considered a potential competitor or conflict of interest?
Have you received any gifts or gratuities from any vendors, contractors, or suppliers that could influence your decisions regarding their contracts or business dealings with our organisation?
Do you have any investment activities that may conflict with your duties or obligations to our organisation?
Do you own or have partial interest in any intellectual properties, patents, licenses, or copyrights that could be relevant to your work at our organisation?
Do you have access to or know any inside information about our organisation or any of our customers that could be used for personal gain?
Do you have any personal or planned future investments that could create conflicts of interest with your duties at our organisation?
I acknowledge that it is a key obligation of Ascent to identify and avoid or mitigate conflicts of interest in conjunction with its activities as the UK Ministry of Defence’s UK Military Flight Training System (“UKMFTS”) Training Service Partner, including engagement in negotiations for the procurement of infrastructure, aircraft and ground based training (including simulator) equipment from third party suppliers.
I declare that the information I have given is to the best of my knowledge and belief accurate and complete and that I have not withheld any information regarding any actual or potential conflict(s) of interest arising from my current or previous work history with the responsibilities and duties specified in the Job Specification for the role for which I am applying.
I acknowledge that Ascent may (without liability) promptly terminate any offer of employment or (if employment has commenced) my employment, if it is discovered on or after the date of my declaration that I have wilfully withheld any information regarding any actual or potential conflict of interest which may materially affect my capacity to discharge my responsibilities and duties relevant to the role I am is engaged to perform.
Do you consider yourself to have a disability, according to the definition provided in the Equality Act 2010?

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