Ready to get your career off the
ground? Aviation maintenance
technicians are in
demand.
JobsNow is featuring it, because
the Pittsburgh Institute of
Aeronautics has an
open house coming up on
Saturday. First News Anchor
Dave Sess has more.
An aviation maintenance
technician can be a first career
choice or a
good way to start a second
career. The training can be
done at PIA which is listed by
Forbes as one of the top trade
schools in the nation.
14:10 :05 Joe DeRamo, PIA Campus
Director AND WE WERE NUMBER 11.
WE WERE VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT
MOSTLY BECAUSE NUMBER 1-10 WERE
NURSING SCHOOLS.
The school has doubled its
enrollment in the last year.
Over 100 students will be in
the Youngstown program starting
in August.
Some who have no interest in
4-years of college or paying for
it. The PIA training
program takes less than 2-years.
19:53 :12 Michael Ernst, PIA
Instructor
AS WE'RE GETTING MORE WELL
KNOWN, MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
AN INTEREST IN AVIATION AND WANT
TO BE THAT INVESTIGATIVE
TECHNICIAN ARE FINDING THERE'S
AN OPTION HERE. I THINK WE'VE
SEEN
AN INCREASE IN TALENT. Michael
Ernst graduated from PIA.
He worked for 11-years with a
regional airline before
returning as an instructor. The
school has a partnership with
Delta to promote aviation
maintenance, and it
gets receives training and
equipment from the airline.
That benefits the students.
21:34 :10 Michael Ernst, PIA
Instructor
THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO
HOPEFULLY VERY QUICKLY BE ABLE
TO TRANSITION FROM SOME SORT OF
ENTRY LEVEL AIRLINE TO A
MAJOR AIRLINE WITH A LOT MORE
AIRCRAFT.
Before any aircraft can get off
the ground -- it must be signed
off by a certified
technician. According to
Boeing research -- 118-
thousand newly hired technicians
are needed in America by 2035.
18:18 :11 Tom Repula, PIA Lead
Instructor
THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE AVIATION
IS IN THE 60S SO THOSE GUYS ARE
GOING TO BE RETIRING AND THERE'S
A GONNA BE A LOT OF NEED.
With JobsNow, Dave Sess WKBN 27
First News.
Saturday's Open House starts at
11. You can explore the P-I-A
hangar and
equipment -- mingle with
students and teachers.
Plus, learn about career
opportunities. P-I-A is at the
airport entrance right past the
one which goes to the terminal.
