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AIR CADETS TO TAKE-OFF WITH TRAINING FOR BC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY By Karin MacMillan Jun 11, 2008, 15:48
Attachment: Download AIR CADET LEAGUE OF CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE And AEROSPACE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS RELEASE AIR CADETS TO TAKE-OFF WITH TRAINING FOR BC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY Esquimalt, June 11, 2008 – Today, the Air Cadet League of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Committee (BCPC), and the Aerospace Industry Association of British Columbia (AIABC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in cooperation with British Columbia based training institutions to promote the exciting career opportunities in aeronautics and aviation to Air Cadets. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) describes how the Air Cadet League of Canada, BCPC, and the AIABC will work in partnership with BC Aerospace Training Institutes to promote and develop comprehensive programs designed to inform, introduce and orient cadets to aerospace industry training and careers. These programs may include, but are not limited to, Career Days, Industry Tours, Introductory Training and Orientation and will showcase both the Aerospace Industry and the Training Institutes. “British Columbia’s aerospace industry is at the cutting edge of global aerospace innovation and development, designing, manufacturing and servicing of commercial and military aircraft systems and technology, but we need new, high calibre entrants to support the industry’s continued growth and prosperity,” said Karin MacMillan, Executive Director of the AIABC. “The availability of skilled labour is expected to be one of the greatest challenges facing the aerospace industry over the next decade.” Tom Holland, President of the Air Cadet League, BCPC, and Karin MacMillan agree that the Air Cadet Squadrons of British Columbia represent a large group of talented youth with a demonstrated interest in aeronautics and aviation. We want to work together to tell these kids: If you are a bright, enterprising young Canadian interested in a rewarding career challenge, then aerospace can offer you a diverse range of interesting opportunities. For example, you could become a leader in the engineering, manufacture or maintenance of commercial or military aircraft; you could overhaul gas turbine engines; you could work on airborne and terrestrial defence systems or satellite missions including multi-spectral optical and synthetic radar space-based sensors. There are so many interesting aerospace career possibilities. - more- - 2 – “There are over 3400 Air Cadets in BC, all of whom are interested in aerospace and most of whom will not become pilots,” said Tom Holland. “Working together with the AIABC and BC’s Aerospace Training Institutes, the Air Cadet League wants to provide cadets with a greater understanding of, and exposure to, the broad range of exciting and rewarding career opportunities available in BC’s aerospace and aviation industry.” Air cadets range in age from 12 to 18 with the majority under the age of 15 years. This cross section of youth is of tremendous interest to the Aerospace Industry Association of British Columbia (AIABC) and the Aerospace Training Institutes as a target audience who may not be fully aware of the broad range of training and careers available in aerospace. Given the challenges associated with recruiting students into training programs, the MOU between the Air Cadet League, BCPC, and the AIABC is intended to support ongoing efforts by education institutions and others to raise the profile of the aerospace industry, enhance enrolment levels in aerospace training programs and increase the level of awareness about exciting aerospace career opportunities in British Columbia. - 30- NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS/REPORTERS: You are invited to attend and report on the signing ceremony on June 11, 2008 at 10:30 am. The location is at Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific) Building 1058 Work Point Barracks. Turn off Lyall Street to Peters Street and then left on Victoria View Road past the Naval Officer Training Centre. For more information please contact: Mr. Norm Lovitt Air Cadet League BCPC (604) 948-0177 Ms. Karin MacMillan AIABC Executive Director (778) 371-5204 (Vancouver) (250) 216-2076 |
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