01Airlines
- Flight Operations Officer
- Crew Scheduler
- Load Controller
Air Tanzania · Precision Air · Coastal Aviation
Soma Aviation Training Centre/Approved Training Organisation
Tanzania's home for
.
Earn recognised certificates in Flight Operations Officer/Dispatcher, Cargo Introductory, Dangerous Goods Awareness and Aviation Security Awareness.
- TCAA-approved
- Training organisation
- 4+ years
- Teaching in Tanzania aviation industry
- Four Courses
- TCAA Approved and IATA Accredited
- February & August
- Long-course intakes
Our courses
Pick the programme that fits your career
From short awareness courses to our six-month flight operations programme, every course is built around what employers need on the job.
10+
Years training
Why Soma
Training built for real aviation careers
We focus on three things, and we do them well.
01
Quality
Every course is built to meet the standards set by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority and the wider aviation industry.
02
Integrity
We teach what we know, set clear expectations, and stand by the certificates we issue.
03
Adaptability
Aviation changes fast. Our training keeps pace, with current rules, real tools and modern teaching methods.
How it works
Three steps from interest to enrolment
No long forms, no waiting weeks for a reply. Here's the path from clicking on a course to walking into class.
01
Find your course
Read the full curriculum, fees and entry requirements on each course page.
02
Send your enquiry
Fill the form on the course page, or download the application form and prospectus.
03
Enrol and begin
We confirm your place, settle the paperwork, and welcome you to the next intake.
Career destinations
From the classroom to the apron.
Soma graduates work right across Tanzania's aviation industry, from flight operations centres and cargo terminals to ground handling and airport security.
Four sectors hiring our graduates today
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02Ground & Ramp
- Ramp Coordinator
- Turnaround Officer
- Dispatch Assistant
Swissport · NAS · Airline ground teams
03Cargo & Freight
- Cargo Agent
- DG Acceptance Officer
- Warehouse Supervisor
Bolloré · Kuehne+Nagel · Agility · Freight forwarders
04Airport Security
- AVSEC Screener
- Access Control Officer
- Security Supervisor
TAA · Airline security teams · Charter operators
Inside Soma
A real aviation environment, in the heart of Masaki
Hands-on labs, current industry tools and small cohorts. Train where the action is, five minutes from Diamond Plaza, Dar es Salaam.
The classroom
Small cohorts, current syllabi, working aviation professionals at the front of the room.
12–18
trainees per cohort, so every question gets answered.
Practical AVSEC & screening drills
Live operations & dispatch labs
Trainers
Taught by people who do the job
Our instructors are working aviation professionals, pilots, dispatchers, freight specialists and security supervisors.
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Rashid Mwanajimba
Head of Training
Over 56 years in aviation, with a career split between HF radio telephony communication with flights in the East African airspace, communications centres, and 25 years of aviation training at CATC across various specialties in aviation. Now leads Soma's training centre.
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Mark Manji
Chief Flight Operations Instructor
More than five decades of industry experience. Starting his career in the 1970s as an air traffic controller and licensed private pilot in Nigeria, he later spent decades shaping local aviation as the Manager of Operations Control for Air Tanzania. Today, Mark channels his lifetime of operational mastery into mentoring students at Soma Aviation Training Centre.
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Aurelia Mushi
Flight Operations Instructor
News & events
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Start your aviation career at Soma
Talk to our admissions team about the next intake, course content, or how to apply. We respond within one working day.
10+
Years training
SATC
Certified
1 day
Reply time
Masaki
Dar es Salaam