{"id":18111,"date":"2021-04-01T22:48:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T22:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18111"},"modified":"2021-04-01T22:48:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T22:48:38","slug":"faa-task-force-focuses-on-youth-access-to-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/aviation-education\/faa-task-force-focuses-on-youth-access-to-jobs\/%20","title":{"rendered":"FAA Task Force Focuses on Youth Access to Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Youth Access to American Jobs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/rulemaking\/committees\/documents\/index.cfm\/committee\/browse\/committeeID\/797\">Aviation Task Force<\/a> held its second public meeting on March 31, 2021, hearing from guest speakers from Black Girls Who Drone and the Civil Air Patrol. Ernanda White, founder of Black Girls Who Drone, spoke on exploring other entry points to engage underrepresented women and girls in aviation, while Dr. Jeffrey Montgomery with the Civil Air Patrol addressed additional areas of aviation education and outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe FAA wants to attract the best, brightest and most\ndiverse group of people to be part of the aviation and aerospace industry. We\nneed to reach kids and young people in an inclusive and equitable way,\u201d said\nFAA Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Task Force, comprised of aviation leaders from industry\nand academia, are charged with providing independent recommendations and\nstrategies to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to educate youth on\ncareer opportunities in aviation. In addition, the Task Force will identify and\nrecommend opportunities for apprenticeships, workforce development programs and\ncareers in the aviation for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on U.S. high school students, these recommendations\nand strategies will be used to facilitate and encourage students to enroll in\naviation career and technical education courses. These include aviation\nmanufacturing and maintenance and science, technology, engineering, and\nmathematics (STEM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Task Force will submit recommendations and strategies from their meetings to the FAA Administrator and the appropriate Congressional committees. To learn more about the Task Force, comment or get answers to your questions, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:S602YouthTaskForce@faa.gov\">S602YouthTaskForce@faa.gov<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/rulemaking\/committees\/documents\/index.cfm\/committee\/browse\/committeeID\/797\">Task Force website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force held its second public meeting on March 31, 2021, hearing from guest speakers from Black Girls Who Drone and the Civil Air Patrol. 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