AME education- Is it worth it? Time for the Govt to take a call?
Neelam Mathews July 21, 2014 There are some things that are seriously wrong with our industry and one is surprised how they never get pointed out. I got this story by default. Thanks to social media, I got an SOS from a young man requesting help to be introduced to some MRO companies to keep him as an intern for 6 months which he is willing to do without a salary. Such is the structure of the curricula that without the training at a maintenance facility, he doesn't get a certificate. So far so good, but, now we get into murky waters. MROs at airports are not allowed to take on trainees unless they are hired as technicians "due to security issues." So the same person can enter the airport as a technician -literally forcing companies to fool with books- but not as a trainee as that makes him a security risk! Really! Why have such a course? Or even better, why not start to update it? We hope the new dynamic minister of education is listening. We are also hearing t...