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

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Monday, October 24, 2011
Time:  10:00 AM
Location:  William M. Allen Theater

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.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact Collenne Wider at 202-224-5511 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Testimony

  • Tom McCarty

    President
    Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 2001
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  • Randall Julin

    General Manager
    Absolute Aviation Service
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  • Jim Bearden

    Administrative Assistant
    Aerospace Machinists Industrial – District Lodge 75, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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  • Mark Sieber

    Plant Manager
    GE Aviation
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