How to make the most of the Government Apprenticeship initiative and why it’s so important for Aviation

Published by Chris Macdonald on Oct 5

It has been recognised that the aviation industry has suffered from a skills shortage. As more experienced employees retire, there are not enough suitably trained individuals entering the industry for a long term career. It has been estimated that the Aviation industry needs 186,000 new engineers and manufacturers (www.adsadvance.co.uk) – and that was before COVID -19. In the last 6 months alone, there have been 350,000 job losses within Aviation and another 120,000 are in jeopardy before the end of 2020 (www.airlinegeeks.com). In 2019, this issue was addressed by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, with a plea to the government to take action or risk disastrous consequences...