Hearings

The Aviation Workforce: Industry and Labor Perspectives on Training Needs and Challenges

October 24, 2011
10:00 AM William M. Allen Theater Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security announces a field hearing titled, The Aviation Workforce: Industry and Labor Perspectives on Training Needs and Challenges.  The hearing will examine both local and Federal efforts to foster the development of the aviation workforce.  Key issues to be addressed at the hearing will include: employer and worker needs; efforts to develop and expand educational programs that support aviation and aerospace training; workforce initiatives that establish, prepare, and grow a pipeline of students who are career-ready for scientific, technical, engineering, and math (STEM) opportunities; life-long learning strategies; and government efforts to partner with industry to foster innovation and collaboration.

Please note the hearing start time is Pacific Standard Time.

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Testimony

  • Mr. Tom McCarty

    President
    Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 2001
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  • Mr. Mark Sieber

    Plant Manager
    GE Aviation
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  • Mr. Randall Julin

    General Manager
    Absolute Aviation Service
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  • Mr. Jim Bearden

    Administrative Assistant
    Aerospace Machinists Industrial – District Lodge 75, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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Witness Panel 2

  • Dr. James Hermanson

    Chair, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    University of Washington
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  • Mr. Michael Greenwood

    Senior Manager
    Aerospace Academic Alignment Team, The Boeing Company
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  • Ms. Laura Hopkins

    Executive Director
    Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee
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  • Ms. Cyndi Schaeffer

    Executive Director
    Edmonds Community College Business and Training Center
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  • Mr. Joe Dunlap

    President
    Spokane Community College
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  • Ms. Reba Gilman

    Principal and Chief Executive Office
    Aviation High School
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