Become a Partner
Are you a Trainee or a Trainee Coordinator?
Why become a partner
Four reasons to make your trainee program part of the GATE network.
Win the competition for talent.
Stand out on the radar of tomorrow’s trainee applicants. Differentiate your company in the competitive recruitment market and make your trainee program attractive to ambitious young professionals.
- ~10cross-company events per trainee and year1
- 3event formats: live, virtual and hybrid
Benchmark your program.
Refine your trainee program against industry standards by engaging with trainee program leaders at quarterly coordinator meetings.
- 4×coordinator meetings per year
- 11+peer programs to benchmark against6
Partnership Models
Membership is simple and scaled based on your active trainee program size. Please reach out to us for your program size.
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Tailored for companies with growing trainee programs wanting to give their talents a strong industry network, full access to GATElive & GATEvirtual events, and benchmarking opportunities.
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Designed for established trainee programs seeking maximum industry networking, strategic exposure, priority coordinator meeting participation, and prominent branding.
*Active Trainees as of January 1st of membership year.
Trainee Coordinator Handout
Download our comprehensive Coordinator Handout containing all details regarding the membership structure, previous events, and strategic developmental benefits of the GATE network.
- Membership structure
- Previous events
- Strategic developmental benefits
What Our Partners Say
“Joining the GATE network was the single best decision for our graduate trainee program. Our trainees gain high-quality aviation industry trainings and exchanges without us having to design them from scratch, while their program loyalty and retention have risen significantly.”
— Trainee Program Coordinator, a leading MRO provider in Hamburg, Germany“The annual GATElive conference was an absolute highlight. Collaborating with trainees from other airlines, airports, and MROs in the Hackathon gave me a unique cross-company perspective that helps me solve complex operational problems in my daily work.”
— Active Management Trainee, European Hub Carrier“The quarterly coordinator meetings provide an invaluable benchmarking arena. Exchanging best practices with other premier aviation firms allows us to constantly refine our own trainee development framework against top industry standards.”
— HR Developer & Trainee Lead, International Airport Operator- GATEvirtual sessions take place every 4–8 weeks, i.e. 6.5–13 sessions per year (mean ≈ 9.75), plus one GATElive conference per year: ≈ 10 events per trainee and year.
- Estimated annual cost for a large company running a comparable cross-company exchange program in-house: coordination 0.25 FTE × €85,000 fully loaded personnel cost = €21,250; one two-day exchange event for 30 participants (venue and catering €120 per person and day = €7,200; speakers and facilitation €6,000) = €13,200; 8 virtual sessions × 1.5 days of preparation × €650 day rate = €7,800; program design and materials of €15,000 amortized over 3 years = €5,000. Total ≈ €47,250 per year. Travel costs are excluded, as they arise in both cases. The GATE membership fee has not been deducted.
- Replacement cost estimated at six months’ salary (lower end of the 6–9 months commonly cited by SHRM), based on an assumed average gross starting salary of €55,000 for aviation trainees: 0.5 × €55,000 = €27,500.
- Partner companies in the GATE network as of 2026.
- Trainees across all GATE partner programs as of 2026.
- 12+ partner programs in the GATE network, excluding your own.