The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is an extremely varied organisation. We have a broad spectrum of business areas, each requiring particular skills, knowledge and experience.
The types of role for which we recruit are equally varied and, to ensure that we are drawing on the best talents available, we take equality and diversity very seriously.
We place particular value on people and believe in maintaining and developing excellence in our staff as they are the source of the CAA's reputation and success.
Visit our dedicated Careers site for more information
STEM: Opportunities in Aviation and Aerospace
Inspiring young people to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace
We want to inspire and engage with young people to explore careers in Science Technology Engineering Maths (STEM), aviation and aerospace to support and encourage their future career choices. Aviation and aerospace needs to be ready for the future and we need different talent, ideas and values to make that happen. We need talented people like you. We are committed to supporting the ambitions and interests of everyone to create opportunities which are inclusive and engaging for all.
Find out more about STEM and careers
Apprenticeships
The careers programme webpage provides further information on apprenticeships, graduates and STEM.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
An internationally recognised award allowing 14-25 years olds the opportunity to participate in life changing programmes across the country every year.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award is an internationally recognised award that allows young people (14-25 years old) the opportunity to participate in life changing programmes alongside hundreds of thousand others across the country every year.
As part of the CAA STEM programme, we have partnered with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to give young people an insight into the aviation industry and what skills they can gain that will stay with them throughout their careers.
This is a part of the overall STEM programme in inspiring young people to have a career in the vast and ever-growing world of aviation.
Find out more on the DofE page on our STEM site.