Fri, Aug 05, 2011
Hamilton Sundstrand Signs MOU With AVIC To Teach Project
Management, Competitiveness
Officials of Hamilton Sundstrand representing United
Technologies Corporation (UTC) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with Aviation Industry Corporation of China
(AVIC), for cooperation on leadership training for AVIC's
commercial aviation businesses, including project management
training and Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) training.
The training programs, a collaboration among United
Technologies' aerospace companies Hamilton Sundstrand, Pratt &
Whitney and Sikorsky together with AVIC will provide targeted
curriculum for senior executives, mid-level managers and high
potential employees from AVIC's commercial aviation businesses.
Training is scheduled to begin later this year.
"With this agreement AVIC's commercial aviation business
employees will be able to learn critical leadership and project
management skills from a world-class and well-respected OEM.," said
Gao Jianshe, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, AVIC, as
the MOU was announced Tuesday.
"UTC is pleased to offer AVIC the China Civil Aviation
Leadership Program," said Hamilton Sundstrand President Alain
Bellemare. "We look forward to working together with AVIC in
delivering the curriculum to help meet their business leadership
needs."
"Through training offered at Pratt & Whitney's Customer
Training Centers in East Hartford, CT, and Beijing, China, UTC will
conduct a significant portion of the executive-level training
created with AVIC," said Liping Xie, senior managing director for
the aerospace business units in China. "This cooperation provides
an excellent opportunity to enhance UTC's relationship with AVIC in
the field of commercial aviation."
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