Nigeria’s First. The Standard for What Comes Next.
ARCO Aviation Academy is a subsidiary of ARCO Worldwide Services Limited, itself a subsidiary of ARCO Group Plc, a company with 45 years of engineering excellence in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas sector, with a founding mission to close the skills gap in commercial drone operations.
The Academy is the first organisation in Nigeria to complete the NCAA’s rigorous 5-phase RPAS Training Organisation approval process which is a certification that validates every aspect of our training from courseware to instructional delivery to quality systems.
Transform every student into a confident, career-ready pilot through immersive, hands-on learning not just classroom theory
Operate at NCAA regulatory standards and global best practices so every graduate is credentialed to fly commercially anywhere in Nigeria.
Connect graduates directly with ARCO Worldwide Services and our corporate partner network for internships, placements, and project roles.
We deliver reliable drone training across Nigeria’s most demanding sectors.
Thorough theory, simulator practice, and live flight exercises on professional DJI Matrice and DJI Enterprise platforms. You fly real drones, not desktop simulators, from Day 1 of practical training.
Comprehensive modules on aviation regulations, risk management, air law, meteorology, navigation, human factors, radio communication, and emergency procedures the full NCAA syllabus.
Strictly capped class sizes ensure every student receives personalised attention, adequate flight time, and meaningful instructor feedback not the mass-production model of larger training centres.
Accelerated pathways to NCAA VLOS and BVLOS Remote Pilot Licences, plus direct recruitment channels through ARCO Worldwide Services Nigeria’s largest licensed drone operations company.
Industry
Role Types
Example Employers
Oil & Gas
Pipeline surveillance pilot, facility inspection operator, aerial data analyst
TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron, NLNG, Aiteo, ARCO Worldwide Services
Construction & Engineering
Site survey operator, progress monitoring pilot, structural inspection specialist
Construction firms, engineering consultancies
Precision Agriculture
Agricultural drone pilot, crop monitoring specialist, spray drone operator
Large-scale farms, agribusiness firms
Defence & Security
ISR operator, perimeter surveillance pilot, border patrol specialist
Government security agencies, security agencies
Government & Public Sector
Disaster response operator, land mapping specialist, smart city monitoring
Government agencies, state authorities
Media & Entertainment
Aerial cinematographer, drone show operator, event coverage pilot
TV production, events companies
A global drone services and technology company. This partnership connects Academy graduates to international drone operations opportunities and advanced training pathways beyond Nigeria.
A US aerospace and defence technology company. Textron’s relationship with ARCO Group includes the supply of Aerosonde Mk4.7 drones to the Nigerian Army under a US State Department FMS programme. Academy graduates are positioned to operate advanced tactical platforms.
