Thank you to @JimInhofe, @JerryMoran, @SenDuckworth, and @SenCapito for their leadership to reform part 147. The law would allow for innovation in aviation technical education and support development of the next generation of aviators. https://t.co/1iU99OeL0w #MRO#aviation#STEM
Happy to join my colleagues @JerryMoran, @SenDuckworth and @SenCapito in applauding @SenateCommerce's inclusion of our bill, the PARTT 147, as a part of S. 3969 the Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020 to improve education and training curriculum.
@ATEC_AMT has a solution for #aviationmaintenanceschools as it leads in moving courses online. #AMT schools struggle with labs. ATEC's recent webinar addresses that.
https://t.co/knwsdRqu6W
#Aviationschools get creative, moving coursework online but labs still an issue says #PittsburghInstituteofAeronautics
Students confident of jobs as employers move to #virtual
info sessions and and honor job offers.
https://t.co/rFaE1gCOL2
#AviationTechnicianEducationCouncil schedules webinar on navigating the new online instruction world for Part 147 schools on innovations for lab projects. Tune in Friday, April 10, 2020 at 11 AM CT. Registration is free to ATEC members. https://t.co/fpsH9bRGu2
#ATEC releases annual AMT career development pipeline report showing progress. Challenges remain in filling AMT slots. FAA Certificates highest in 17 yrs, enrollments up 2%. Fewer grads seek employment outside aviation. https://t.co/EOqCQIltyU
#ATEC Names Top Educator, Student to its most prestigious awards : #PittsburghInstituteofAeronautics, Instructor Al Simon and Aviation Institute of Maintenance Student Nicole Cain https://t.co/WtPJWIJwRI
Aviation Technician Education Council schedules webinar today at 1 pm CST on navigating the online delivery of Part 147 school education in the midst of COVID-19. Tune in. https://t.co/449P3II1xk
@FAA is moving Recurrent DME Part II Training to a virtual format as a result of Covid-19. It is working on developing the program and is notifying those already registered for in-person training. https://t.co/cmou6S6haf @atec_amt@arsaworks#aviation#aviationmaintenance
Aviation Technician Education Council conference slated for March 29-April 2 has been postponed to Sept. Stay tuned and watch the #ATEC website for more news.
https://t.co/3rqTV3IDzf
Forecast for the #aviationmaintenanceindustry is good and will grow from $100m today to $130m in 2030. Industry still short 5,000 workers, leaving $1.4 billion p/y, says @ARSAworks latest report. https://t.co/IomydHqPxr
Aviation Technician Education Council reports on recommended government actions to address aviation workforce shortages including eliminating barriers to entry, increased ed funding, new regs to bring maintenance training into 21st C.
https://t.co/lIPVZTJ9KH