Canadore training air cadets
Several Royal Canadian Air Cadets from around the country converge on Canadore College on Monday.
The college has been awarded a contract to deliver a three-week Aircraft Maintenance training program for 20 air cadets this summer.
Officials say it renews a relationship that has helped introduce young Canadians to careers in skilled-trades relating to aviation for more than a decade.
“This program reflects the best of what post-secondary institutions and the Canadian Armed Forces can accomplish together – giving young Canadians meaningful, career-relevant aviation experience in a supportive and inspiring environment,” says Deidre Bannerman, Dean of the Centre of Academic Excellence and Lifelong Learning.
Participants will receive hands-on training at Canadore’s Aviation Campus, focused on aviation theory, aircraft structures and systems, standard maintenance practices, inspections, and more.
“Being selected for this training is an amazing chance to be involved in a new program,” says Flight Sergeant Thomas Graham, an Air Cadet from 299 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. “I am really excited to get hands-on experience working on aircraft that I can share with the junior cadets at my home unit inside and outside the classroom.”
As a designated Military Connected College, Canadore says it is committed to supporting members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans, military families, and youth programs that help develop future leaders and skilled professionals.
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