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Industry appears to be experiencing
a modest growth cycle.
Reduction in proportion of older
aircraft.
International market for outsourcing
of maintenance will continue to grow.
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Movement of people from military
to civilian aviation maintenance will cover some worker requirements.
Largest specialties are aircraft
maintenance, avionics and structures.
Emphasis on Statistical Process Control
SPC requires math skills upgrading and stronger reading skills.
Human factors safety is a growing
concern.
Those working on aircraft will require
basic avionics skills, have to work with a variety of materials
and be involved in wider range of tasks.
Multi-skilling most prevalent between
avionics and electronics and between structures and sheet metal.
Specific training will be required
for information technologies.
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| Careers
in Aviation career counselling kit and Job Mart on-line.
Canadian Aviation Maintenance
Council (CAMC)
http://www.camc.ca
955 Green Valley Crescent, Suite 305,
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3V4.
Tel: (613) 727-8272,
Fax: (613) 727-7018,
E-mail: effh@camc.ca
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Large aviation maintenance organizations
are partnering with educational institutions.
Department of National Defense DND
is linking with community colleges for training.
Video conferencing for training.
Some Aircraft Maintenance Organizations
are training maintenance workers on parked aircraft in the evenings
(where simulators not available).
Occupational Standards developed.
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