National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)

Credential: Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)  GI Bill resource  NCCA resource
Credentialing Agency: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

Renewal Period: 36 months

The NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Program is for mid- to entry-level professionals interested in pursuing a career leading flight departments and companies that use business aircraft. Individuals who are CAM certified have job titles such as Maintenance Manager, Aviation Director, Operations Director, and others. Through CAM certification, the candidate demonstrates an expert-level of commitment to the aviation industry.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 2 years
  • Education: Approved Program
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 36 months

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

1200 G Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC  20005

Phone: (202) 783-9000

Fax: (202) 331-8364
Email: info@nbaa.org

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NBAA requires that CAM Program candidates possess two years of work experience in business aviation.

NBAA assesses candidates on a point system. Candidates are awarded points in the following areas:
Employment History
Formal Education
Licensing and Certification
Continuing Education

Category 1:

Employment History
Two years of business aviation experience are required. Points are awarded based on experience in various supervisory and nonsupervisory positions.
The four employment categories are as follows:
People Management With Direct Reports – Supervisory (e.g., chief pilot, chief of maintenance, dispatch supervisor, director, CFO)
Program Management in Business Aviation – Nonsupervisory (e.g., standards, safety, lead technician, lead scheduler, lead flight attendant, training)
Pilot/Maintenance/Dispatch in Business Aviation – Nonsupervisory (e.g., captain, pilot, co-pilot, flight attendant, scheduler, technician, admin)
Aviation Other – Nonsupervisory (e.g., occupations from other aviation segments such as airline, military, CFI, line service, admin)

Application Point Qualification System
Individuals may use the Application Point Qualification System to calculate CAM application points for employment history, formal education, licensing and certification, and continuing education.
Employment History – 90 points maximum
Formal Education – 45 points maximum; choose points for highest level of education attained
Licensing and Certification – 30 points maximum; copies of licenses and certificates are required to be submitted with the application
Continuing Education – 45 points maximum
A minimum total of 100 points is required in the CAM application to qualify for the CAM exam.

Category 2:

Formal Education
Aviation Trade School – 15 points
Associate's Degree – 25 points
Baccalaureate Degree – 35 points
Master's Degree or Higher – 45 points
Maximum points allowed from formal education are 45 points, no matter how many degrees awarded.

The Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) credential has the following other requirements:

  • CAM Program candidates are required to submit two letters of recommendation.

Written Exam

  • Leadership (23%)
  • Human Resources (18%)
  • Operations (21%)
  • Aircraft Maintenance and Facilities Operations (19%)
  • Business Management (19%)

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) examination:

Testing Information

Testing for this credential is handled by ISO-Quality Testing, Inc. The test centers are located in the U.S.

To find out more, use the following links on the ISO-Quality Testing, Inc website:

For more information on the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) testing process, visit the agency website.

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)

Renewal Period: 36 months

The Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) credential has the following recertification information:

  • In order to maintain their certification, the CAM Program requires all certificants to participate in and document activities supporting the continuation of their CAM certification every three years. Recertification supports the CAM requirement that the professional commit to ongoing maintenance of professional competence over time. To meet this requirement, certificants must accrue a combination of continuing education and professional leadership experience during the relevant timeframe. Certificants must apply for recertification or lose their certification upon expiration of the then-current certificate. Download the CAM Recertification form used for assessing compliance with the program on the CAM page of the NBAA site.

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

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Some

Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the military occupation (at least one critical task but less than 80%)

Most

Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the military occupation (at least 80%)

Other

Credential is related to this military occupation, but is more advanced or specialized and therefore will likely require additional education, training, or experience

Promotion Points

This certification has been approved for promotion points.

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Star

Star credentials are MOS enhancing, as designated by the Proponent. MOS enhancing credentials are directly related to an MOS or ASI, are taught either partially or completely as part of a Program of Instruction (POI), and improves the MOS technical proficiency.

Skill Level

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Proponent Funded

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Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted E1 through E4

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E5 through E6

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted “A” School through E5

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

LaDR

This credential is recommended on the rating Learning and Development Roadmap (LaDR) for Sailors currently in the pay grade indicated on the icon, BUT MAY BE TAKEN BY SAILORS IN OTHER PAY GRADES.

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GI Bill®

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ANSI

This credential has been accredited by ANSI. Click for external link to the ANSI web site.

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ICAC

This credential has been accredited by ICAC. Click for external link to the ICAC web site.

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ABSNC

This credential has been accredited by ABSNC. Click for external link to the ABSNC web site.

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NCCA

This credentialing program has been accredited by NCCA. Click for external link to the NCCA web site.

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IAS

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Low

May be difficult to attain: minimum education requirement is a Bachelor's degree, and/or minimum experience is 10 or more years.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

Medium

Moderate ease of attainment: minimum education requirement = Associate's and/or prerequisite and/or minimum experience = more than 2 years and less than 10 years of experience.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

High

Highly attainable: mimum education requirement = HS or less and/or minimum experience = 2 years or less experience and no additional requirements.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

MOS is Military Occupational Specialty
ASI is Additional Skill Identifier
WOMOS is Warrant Officer Military Occupational Specialty

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Updated: October 16, 2019
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