GRAMS IATION’S ATION Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania is tackling the aviation industry’s maintenance technician shortage head-on with innovative programs designed to create skilled professionals while strengthening the local workforce. The university offers dual pathways: pilot training and aviation maintenance, which respond to projected industry growth through 2030 and beyond. “There is a massive shortage of aviation maintenance technicians in the industry,” explains Brianna Pavkovich, Director of Saint Francis University’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Program. “We created this program as a workforce development initiative because we wanted to train up local and keep local students and workforce. The AMT skills are valuable in many different industries, not just aviation maintenance, because they cover the skill sets of almost anything in manufacturing.” 80 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 05, ISSUE 02
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