[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" last="yes" spacing="yes" center_content="no" hide_on_mobile="no" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" hover_type="none" link="" border_position="all" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="" animation_speed="0.1" animation_offset="" class="" id=""][fusion_text]No, the air traffic control career field requires technical skills. The skills of an Air Traffic Controller rely on one's cognitive and non-cognitive skill sets, much like the skills required of a race car driver who has excellent hand/eye coordination with instantaneous decision making abilities. No amount of education will make you a qualified controller. Controllers must be able to communicate precisely while simultaneously typing on a small keyboard, writing on small pieces of paper, and making split-second accurate decisions. This is why Advanced ATC's training program was developed. We take students with no experience and provide a full year of technical skills training by developing their skill sets to work in a variety of control towers throughout the nation.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]