Airbus has announced signed an MoU with Tata STRIVE and the Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council (AASSC) to train young Indians for aviation and aerospace jobs.
Under the agreement, the three entities will form a joint working group to explore skilling in areas of airport operations, flight training, engineering and maintenance as well as for workforce requirements for safety of aircraft and airports, a communication from the airframer stated.
It continued that the organisations will leverage their existing flagship centres to deliver available courses and also look at updating required curriculum.
Additionally, the three partners will also look for synergies with other aviation companies to explore their support on skilling in drones operation and MROs, the release added.
Rémi Maillard, President and MD, Airbus India & South Asia, noted that India is looking at exponential growth in every facet of the aerospace and aviation ecosystem. This is fueling the demand for aerospace jobs and with it the growing need for relevant skills.
Anita Rajan, CEO, Tata STRIVE, said, “The high growth Indian aviation sector will witness demand for skilled personnel and Tata STRIVE is keen to be well positioned to leverage the opportunity to enable these jobs for the youth we work with.”
India is already the third biggest domestic aviation market in the world and is progressing on the path to take a spot of third biggest aviation market overall, Wg Cdr Rachit Bhatnagar, CEO, AASSC, said.
Tata STRIVE is a skill development initiative of Tata Trusts while AASSC is the apex body in skill development in aerospace and aviation sector under the aegis of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).