Loading…
26
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.
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
lisas717mo ago
My buddy in the industry says the same thing about new hires lacking real hands-on skills.
6
miles727mo ago
It's really sad to hear this keeps happening. Those wiring harness issues are a perfect example of where book learning falls short. You can know all the theory, but without messing with actual wires, you're lost. Schools gotta give more shop time, or we'll just see more of the same. Makes you wonder how anything gets fixed right sometimes.
4
the_sarah7mo 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.
4