Boeing and Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) have inaugurated the ‘Air India- Boeing Accelerated Apprenticeship Program.' The state-of-the-art ‘smart' class room comes equipped with advanced training aids being used for the first time in India, along with a specially customized curriculum created by Boeing experts, to skill Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) in India. Students will be instructed by highly qualified Air India instructors that have been trained by Boeing in the United States.

The AMEs will also get ‘hands-on' exposure on an actual Boeing aircraft that will help them hone their maintenance skills and also increase their employability, empowering them with the tools necessary for a successful career in India's rapidly growing aerospace ecosystem.

A lack of practical skills and training have resulted in low employability of AMEs, of which only 2 percent receive type-rated licenses. To fill this need gap, Boeing and AIESL announced the launch the Accelerated AME Apprenticeship Program in 2017.   The program has so far received a huge response with over 1,300 applications for the entrance examination which was held online across 10 cities in India.

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