The forecast is in line with the growth of global commercial airplanes over next two decades.The rector of NCAT, Capt. Abdulsalami Mohammed, noted that aviation regions are already feeling the pinch of experienced workforce, especially in relation to ageing personnel. The team goes out and reach-out to secondary school students with the aim of catching them young. “So, there is a need for us to start early and that is why we are starting it at the secondary school level. We have teams that go out for career talks in secondary school and later this year, we intend to have an open day, which will be dedicated to secondary school students and they will be opened to a lot of opportunities in the sector,” he said.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 03:56 UTC