Aviation Australia obtains state gov't assistance for aircraft maintenance training

Aviation Australia received (18-Dec-2017) approval to continue delivering nationally recognised aircraft maintenance training in Victoria, with the assistance of Victorian Government funding. Training will take place at Aviation Australia's facility at Essendon Fields. Plans to grow the campus to include instructor led training for block release apprentices, on site practical assessment activities of apprentices and upskilling of already qualified aircraft maintenance engineers are underway. Aviation Australia is preparing for the 2018 intake of apprentices and engineers, commencing training in Jan-2018. Additional training for licenced aircraft maintenance engineers is expected to commence in 2018. [more - original PR]