CAAS and Arab Civil Aviation Organization to Collaborate on Training to Support Air Travel.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in its effort to recover the skilled aviation workforce, has tied up with key aviation partners to rebuild and reclaim Singapore’s position as an international air hub. Recently CAAS, in partnership with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), and Workforce Singapore (WSG), organized an aviation sector-wide career and recruitment event called OneAviation Careers – to invite aspirants to join the Singapore aviation sector and be part of this rebuilding effort.
Mr. Han Kok Juan, Director-General of the CAAS said, “As travelers take to the skies again, we are rebuilding the Singapore air hub, one that will be vibrant, safe, innovative, and sustainable. We are reopening Terminal 2 progressively and resuming works for Terminal 5 to expand our long-term airport capacity, grow our workforce, and develop our capabilities to seize new opportunities, ride the waves of growth and position ourselves for the future. This is an exciting time for the aviation sector. We are replenishing our ranks and building our bench strength. We invite Singaporeans to join us and work with us to create the future of Singapore Aviation. Together, we shall be pioneers once more.”
The two-day event was themed “Join Aviation: Together We Will Soar Again”, and saw huge crowds of fresh graduates, mid-career professionals, and aviation workers who earlier left the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic to join the sector to support the sector’s recovery and transformation efforts. It offered a wide range of jobs for Professionals, Managers, Executives, and Technicians (PMETs) as well as rank-and-file workers in the fields of aviation policy, engineering, technology, sustainability, airline operations, airport operations, food and beverage, retail and customer service. Exhibitors like Singapore Airlines, Changi Airport Group, SATS, dnata, FedEx, and Rolls-Royce brought forth new career prospects in their companies.
The event also hosted career talks by aviation experts and industry professionals covering different career opportunities in aviation. Apart from the above skills and training advisory was given by SkillsFuture Singaporeto help job-seekers identify skills or training gaps.
In another major step for helping aviation professionals for aspiring aviation candidates, CAAS signed an MoU with the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) to provide aviation training for civil aviation professionals in the Arab region. The CAAS-ACAO partnership will equip aviation professionals with up-to-date competencies to meet new challenges as the aviation industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Tay Tiang Guan, Deputy Director-General of CAAS said, “As the global civil aviation sector rebuilds air travel, and ramps up aviation operations, we look forward to strengthening our long-standing commitment with ACAO by partnering its member States in building up their human resource capability. Through our programs at the SAA, we hope to equip the current and next-generation aviation professionals with the skills and knowledge to manage the diverse challenges of the civil aviation environment that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted“.
Under the MOU, Singapore will offer fellowships to train aviation professionals from ACAO member States and provide customized on-site training in the Arab region. Over the years, Singapore has trained more than 4,500 aviation professionals from ACAO member States at the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA), the training arm of CAAS, in core areas including civil aviation and airport management, aviation safety, and security, and accident investigation. More than 800 such professionals were sponsored by the Singapore Government.
