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Aviation: Concern over dearth of skilled manpower

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Many professionals who spoke at the Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative Business Breakfast meeting in Lagos at the weekend stated the critical need for prioritising human capital development, stressing its pivotal role in career advancement, stability, safety and efficiency. The Aviation Professionals advocated a robust strategy to cultivate talent, underscoring its potential to streamline operations and bolster the Nigerian aviation sector. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently highlighted the high rate of ageing professionals in…

Seeking solution to dearth of skilled manpower, ageing workforce

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Manpower development could be ensured via scholarships and sponsorships from organisations and well-meaning individuals, especially to young aviators as this is fundamental to the sustainable development of the sector, writes WOLE SHADARE Survey outcome Fourty-five per cent of industry leaders in a recent survey identified a labour shortage in the maintenance technician field as the most urgent challenge in aerospace and aviation. Global demand for aviation skills is set to overtake supply by 2027 with…