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Our town's new avionics apprenticeship program misses the mark on hands-on training
Everyone seems to think the new apprenticeship at the community college is a win. I see it differently. Last month, a grad from the program tried to fix a comms issue at our local airfield. He spent hours on the manual but couldn't trace a simple wiring fault. The course focuses too much on theory and not enough on real world fixes. In avionics, you need to get your hands dirty to learn. I think we should push for more shop time in these programs.
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lisas711d ago
My buddy in the industry says the same thing about new hires lacking real hands-on skills.
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the_sarah1d ago
Ugh, saw an article last month about regional airlines complaining. New hires from these programs can read a schematic but can't figure out a real wiring harness problem. They said the same thing, not enough shop time to build real diagnostic skills.
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