FA/AW News takes a look at AOPA’s You Can Fly program and the extraordinary difference it is making. It also covers other programs reaching into the community to connect kids with aviation and aerospace.
Author Archives: Kathryn B. Creedy
Opinion: Industry Facing Daunting Changes to Win Future Workforce
Few understand the massive task ahead as the aviation/aerospace industries work on DE&I programs and what it means in creating a Just Culture.
How Industry, Unions Hurt Women Pilot Recruitment & Retention — Part II
Airline and union policies hamper industry efforts to increase diversity in the global pilot corps. We know what it will take to change but the political will is not their because it is still a numbers game.
How Industry, Unions Hurt Women Pilot Recruitment & Retention — Part I
Airline and union policies hamper industry efforts to increase diversity in the global pilot corps. We know what it will take to change but the political will is not their because it is still a numbers game.
Failure to Build the Workforce is Bad for Business – Part I
The inability of aviation & aerospace manufacturers to find capable employees is reaching critical levels and is anticipate to become more acute in the future.
Failure to Build the Workforce is Bad for Business – Part II
The aviation/aerospace industry already knows it has a skills gap but the skills needed in the future will require a complete reset of employer-employee relations.
Industry, Academia Must Break Down Silos to Develop Future Workforce
By Kathryn B. Creedy 15 minute read Education reform needed to develop interdisciplinary talent Corporations and educators must remove silos Companies already taking interdisciplinary approach to OJT for better outcomes Changing curriculum is massive challenge Traditional college degree or certification focus? Wholistic approach needed to solve technical, social and economic issues raised by deployment ofContinue reading “Industry, Academia Must Break Down Silos to Develop Future Workforce”
Mitre, NGA, Feds Launch Neurodiversity Pilot Program
By Kathryn B. Creedy While most people think women and people of color when it comes to increasing diversity, there are many other constituencies needing a place at the table if diversity and inclusion (D&I) is to really mean anything. That signals the importance of a new Neurodiverse Federal Workforce (NFW) pilot program, a collaborativeContinue reading “Mitre, NGA, Feds Launch Neurodiversity Pilot Program”
ATEC Illustrates Difficult Path to Education Reform
By Kathryn B. Creedy The opening of applications for two $5 million workforce aviation/aerospace workforce grant programs is a positive move, coming more than two years after the 2018 Reauthorization package calling for their creation. However, it is only the tip of the iceberg on the towering task to promote aviation careers and reform aviation/aerospaceContinue reading “ATEC Illustrates Difficult Path to Education Reform”
Industry Educational Resources Reaching Millions, Serious Education Reform Needed
15 Minute Read Industry Still Inventing the Same Wheel Despite Need to Amplify What’s Already There Manufacturing Career Education Boosted by State/Industry Efforts Aviation/Aerospace Education Provides Economic Mobility, Transforms Families Academia Questions How to Keep Up with Changing Technology Education Delivery Must Be Different Lifelong Continuing Education Needed Aviation/Aerospace Career Promotion Still Needed By KathrynContinue reading “Industry Educational Resources Reaching Millions, Serious Education Reform Needed”
Future Aviation/Aerospace Workforce News 