{"id":23598,"date":"2022-10-03T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23598"},"modified":"2022-10-03T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:59:19","slug":"north-texas-job-corps-and-us-aviation-academy-launch-new-training-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/texas\/north-texas-job-corps-and-us-aviation-academy-launch-new-training-program\/%20","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Job Corps and US Aviation Academy Launch New Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s North Texas Job Corps Center\nwill partner with US Aviation Academy to train the next generation of aviation\nmaintenance technicians via a new program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The North Texas Job Corps Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics\nAdvanced Training Program offers free training to income-eligible Texas\nresidents ages 18\u201324 who have completed a foundational Job Corps training\nprogram. Preference is given to students who have completed a construction or\nautomotive industry program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Corps\u2019 first aviation pathway is a fast-track program, with 12 months of instruction in general, airframe and powerplant courses instead of the typical 24 months. It is one of only seven schools in the United States that offer a 12-month aviation maintenance training program, according to program partner AAR CORP<\/a>., a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators. The new program\u2019s first cohort of 10 students begins classes in November. Graduates are qualified and eligible to gain an Airframe and Powerplant license upon graduation with no other training or apprenticeship required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the last year, AAR, Job Corps and US Aviation Academy\nhave remained laser-focused on creating this transformational opportunity for\nstudents in North Texas,\u201d said Ryan Goertzen, VP, Maintenance Workforce\nDevelopment at AAR. \u201cThis initiative builds on AAR\u2019s very successful EAGLE\nCareer Pathway Program and enables students from across the 121 Job Corps\ncenters to secure careers in aviation maintenance with AAR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook Study for 2022 shows\na global need for 610,000 technicians, with 134,000 being in North America.\nWith heavy industry growth and demand, AAR approached North Texas Job Corps and\nUS Aviation Academy to create a partnership to positively impact the aviation\nworkforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUS Aviation Academy is proud to partner with the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Job Corps and build on their 58-year history of helping young men and women obtain specialized skills training,\u201d said Mike Sykes, CEO at US Aviation<\/a>. \u201cThis partnership will provide the graduates an excellent career opportunity as an FAA-licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic while helping address the critical labor shortage in the aviation industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Advanced Training\nProgram is the first aviation program available at a Job Corps campus and is\navailable only at the North Texas Job Corps Center in McKinney, Texas.\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for aviation\nmechanics in 2021 was $66,000 per year, or $32 per hour. Top mechanics for\nairlines can make more than $200,000 per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity for students to become young\nprofessionals in the mechanical aviation industry,\u201d said Bobby Brown, center\ndirector at North Texas Job Corps Center. \u201cThis is also a great example of the\npublic and private sectors\u2019 coming together on solutions that benefit both.\nThat\u2019s how Job Corps works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Corps is free for economically disadvantaged students\nwho meet the eligibility requirements, and students can apply and enroll at any\ntime. Job Corps provides hands-on career skills training, on-campus housing,\nmeals, health care and job search assistance. Applicants may qualify if they\nreceive SNAP, TANF, or free or reduced school lunch, or if they are experiencing\nhomelessness or are a foster youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four Job Corps centers in Texas: David L. Carrasco\n(in El Paso), Gary (in San Marcos), Laredo and North Texas (in McKinney). They\noffer career skills training in high-growth industry sectors, including Advanced\nManufacturing, Automotive and Machine Repair, Construction, Finance and\nBusiness, Health Care, Homeland Security, Hospitality, and Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administered by the Department of Labor\u2019s Employment and\nTraining Administration and established in 1964, Job Corps has 121 centers\nlocated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about Job Corps, or to begin the\nenrollment process, visit jobcorps.gov or call 800-733-JOBS (5627). Learn more\nabout Job Corps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s North Texas Job Corps Center will partner with US Aviation Academy to train the next generation of aviation maintenance technicians via a new program. The North Texas Job Corps Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Advanced Training Program offers free training to income-eligible Texas residents ages 18\u201324 who have completed a foundational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,98,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace-education","category-aviation-education","category-texas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Aviation-Academy-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23601,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598\/revisions\/23601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}