Thu, Apr 14, 2011
'Job Shadow Day' Lets Job Seekers Know About Opportunities In
Aviation
Twenty students enrolled at the North Valley Occupational Center
(NVOC), a division of the L.A. Unified School District that
provides adults affordable technical and career training, will gain
hands-on work experience shadowing Van Nuys Airport employees
engaged in a wide variety of trade and professional occupations,
ranging from aircraft mechanic to accountant. The Job Shadow Day
event on Thursday, April 14, is aimed at demonstrating the career
opportunities available at airports besides the traditional roles
of pilot and flight attendant.
Van Nuys Airport
Despite the reported sharp decline in
the number of operations at Van Nuys Airport over the past decade,
the non-profit Van Nuys Airport Association, a tenant organization
dedicated to preserving aviation jobs and businesses is hosting the
event to increase awareness of occupations not typically associated
with airports such as office support, computer applications,
graphic/web design, sales and catering, and hotel
administration.
This event comes at a time when the
U.S. Department of Labor predicts a future shortage of trained
aircraft mechanics, even with the nation's high unemployment rate.
Virtually 100 percent of students who complete the requirements for
NVOC's two-year airframe and power plant mechanics training program
find jobs. However, proposed cuts to California's adult education
budget may curtail the school's funding and students' ability to
train for high-skilled, high-paying positions.
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