Aviation industry collaboration on careers, standards and training announced by AIA and ATTTO
ATTTO and the peak body representing the commercial aviation industry (AIA) have announced two major new initiatives
Find Them, Grow Them, Keep Them
Recognising the significant human resource challenges the aviation industry faces from a period of prolonged and exponential growth in all aspects of the industry, Find Them, Grow Them, Keep Them outlines the short and medium term steps that will be taken to implement a joint workforce development strategy.
Both organisations are clear that while the initial analysis work was carried out in the area of pilots, feedback has been listened to from across the industry.
“This document is the blueprint for how AIA and ATTTO will work together” says Irene King, Chief Executive of AIA. “While it evolved from a consideration of pilot shortages, the approach is intended to cover all aviation careers,” she says.
The document contains details of immediate joint action that is already being undertaken as well as clarifying roles and responsibilities and outlining what will also be achieved in the long term.
Elizabeth Valentine, Chief Executive of ATTTO says, “There are some real, tangible deliverables already happening as a result of this closer working relationship. Already we’re defining training priorities with industry and putting in place a wide range of actions to better deliver to the Aviation sector.
There are three main areas of action. First, promotion and careers development starting right from helping young people and their parents at year 10 in high school to make decisions. Second, a significant investment into high quality resources to support school’s programmes and employers who train in the workplace. Third, the longer-term planning for a detailed workforce development strategy for Aviation.”
Irene says, “We’re really pleased with the now rapid progress and feedback that we’re starting to get from industry about the range of initiatives. With ongoing pressure on attracting, developing and retaining good people into Aviation our approach has to be collaborative and comprehensive. We have now put this in place and are looking forward to delivering what industry has been crying out for.”
Industry will see the first tangible evidence of these developments at an industry-wide expo in Tauranga in July at the Classic Fighter Museum.
Memorandum of Understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations was signed on Wednesday 9 April 2008 as a result of this planning and clarification.
“We’re delighted to announce this to industry,” says Elizabeth. “There’s a lot to do, and we now have the framework in place to get on with it and deliver what’s needed. It’s first things first, but we’re on our way.”
Copies of the overview document can be obtained from either AIA or ATTTO.
