The UTair personnel training center was set up for training and improving the skills of specialists employed in the Tyumen civil aviation department in 1967 and it has grown into one of the largest aviation training centers in Russia.

The personnel training center is engaged in:

• retraining and improving skills of flight personnel and technical staff for the following types of aircraft: Tu-154, Tu-134, Il-76, An-12, An-24, An-2, Yak-40, Mi-26, Mi-6, Mi-10K, Mi-8, Mi-8MTV and Mi-2;
• training flight crews for international flights;
• primary training and improving skills of flight attendants, technical specialists, specialists from delivery services and services of aircraft safety of airports and other specialists.

For these purposes, the personnel training center has a building with 41 study rooms, a library and an assembly hall, 7 simulation training facilities (for planes Il-76, Tu-134, An-26, Yak-40, An-2, Mi-8 and Mi-6) and a training squadron.

The study rooms are equipped with everything necessary for classes.

For training programs, UTair teachers use the latest IT achievements. In particular, the personnel training center has a computer network uniting 5 study rooms. Classes are given by 16 teachers and 8 instructors for flight simulators. If necessary, UTair specialists are attracted for assisting in teaching. The total staff of the personnel training center is 73 people.

The UTair personnel training center was the first to offer retraining of flight personnel and technical staff on Il-76 and Mi-26 aircraft.

Experts of the personnel training center have experience in providing training services for foreign students: they taught flight personnel and technical specialists for Mi-8 and Mi-8MTV helicopters from Colombia, the Republic of South Africa and Yugoslavia. Classes were held using both facilities of the center and facilities in foreign countries. In 2000, the center trained 218 groups comprising a total of more than 2,055 people. In particular, more than 600 flight personnel specialists and 1,307 pilot crews were trained on UTair flight simulators.