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Written by defenceWeb Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The Paramount Group today handed over a Mirage V aircraft to the Rhodesfield Technical High School to mark the official launch of the first Aviation Engineering School, and celebrate its partnership with the Gauteng Ministry of Education.
The MEC of Education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, presided over the official opening of the Mirage V which will be on permanent display at the entrance of the school.
"As an engineering school specializing in aviation, Rhodesfield aims to address critical skills shortages and foster the development of the best talent in the five key disciplines: mathematics, science and ICT, engineering, commerce and entrepreneurship., Paramount said in a statement.
The curriculum, in addition to focusing on core subjects, also focuses on specialization courses related to aeronautical and industrial engineering Brian Greyling, CEO of Paramount Aerospace Systems, said, "We are very proud of our partnership with the Gauteng Education Department and the Rhodesfield School of Engineering. Long-term commitment to aviation growth in South Africa We hope that the Mirage aircraft will be a symbol of the excellence of the aviation industry. in the province and that it will instill and encourage pbadion for aviation and encourage learners to embark on a promising future in the aerospace industry. "
Paramount Aerospace Systems, a subsidiary of the Paramount Group, operates an aviation academy in Polokwane that is dedicated to training and qualifying the next generation of South Africans looking for a career. a career in the aeronautics industry.
The Paramount & # 39; s Aviation Academy recently launched an internationally recognized aviation technician course to train aviation technicians, as demand for these professionals is surging in Africa and Greyling added that "insufficient training capabilities and the exodus of skilled labor are some of the most important factors that have resulted in a shortage of professionals. In the civil aviation and military sectors, there is an increasing number of skills shortages.
"Investing in the development of the human capacity of aviation is a key. I would like to congratulate the Gauteng Department of Education for the establishment of Rhodesfield as a School of Aviation Engineering. This initiative will go a long way towards reducing the gap between the number of professionals sought and the training capacity in South Africa. "
The three-year course offered by Paramount Group covers theory and practical training in two trades, namely the mechanical technician and avionics technician.The mechanical drive will be carried out on all aspects of the work. aircraft covering the cell, hydraulics, piston engines, turbine engines, landing gear, pneumatic systems and fuel systems.
The avionics training course will cover all aspects of the business of avionics, including aircraft instruments, electrical systems, radios and navigation systems.
"Paramount Group has dozens of years of experience. experience in training aviation technicians for the air force, we have some of the best qualified coaches on the continent and our world-clbad training modules are proven, practical and designed for the real world " , Said Greyling
Lesufi said that although the Rhodesfield Engineering School focuses on aviation, it is also Gauteng's third specialization school that uses nuclear technology.
"That we have opened three schools specializing in the use of nuclear power is something we can be proud of.We went to SAA and asked that they give an engine for a school in the township They told us that an engine of a 747 engine is expensive … but they still donated the engine.At today, one of our schools in Soweto has the engine … they can disbademble this engine and rebuild it in a township clbadroom, "said Lesufi.
One of the students said that she had been selected to participate in the Molo. Africa Project. This saw 20 teenagers build a light Sling aircraft for three weeks at the plane factory at Tedderfield. The aircraft will be transported from Cape Town to Cairo in December 2018 / January 2019 by teenagers Megan Werner and Ntando Makwela. They plan to interest young people in aviation in South Africa and across the continent, and make a television series about their adventure.
Lesufi adds that although Gauteng does not have an ocean, in a few months a school of studies will be launched.
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