Addressing the pending skills shortage, Paramount Aerospace Systems (PAS), has qualified fifteen students as aircraft technicians and engineers.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS a grant provided by South Africa’s Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) in 2019, which enabled seven students in early 2022 to complete the three-year course offered by Paramount, and to qualify as aircraft technicians.
Paramount operates a fully accredited Technical Training Academy at Wonderboom National Airport, adjacent to the aircraft production facilities where the Mwari reconnaissance and light attack aircraft is manufactured.
‘serve the training needs’
The ‘PAS’ Technical Training Academy was established to serve the training needs of young Africans from across the continent, those who aspire to reach careers such as aircraft technician or aircraft maintenance engineer.
“We are delighted that, with the support of the training grant offered by the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA), students will be able to participate in our comprehensive programme, one that is presented by industry veterans with decades of combined experience,” stated Brian Greyling, CEO of Paramount Aerospace Systems. “With our comprehensive training solutions that cover all of the technical aspects of aviation, we are addressing the dire shortage of technical skills in the local aerospace sector and further, unlocking pathways for our students to embark on prosperous lifelong careers in both the local and international aviation industry”.
The PAS Training Academy, which can accommodate two intakes per year in January and July, has plans to expand rapidly over the next decade to address the urgent requirement for more certified technicians.
