Press Release
Issued by Jet Aviation Basel.
May 27, 2014
Jet Aviation Basel recently received authorization from the Department of Education in the Canton of Basel to start an apprenticeship program. The program will help teach specific skills that address the company's needs for its future workforce.
In cooperation with the Department of Education in Basel, Jet Aviation Basel is initiating this new apprenticeship program to commence in the fall semester of 2014. The company will employ upholstery and polymechanic apprentices to undertake three- and four-year apprenticeships with the company, respectively.
Under the polymechanics apprenticeship program, apprentices are required to complete two years of vocational schooling combined with on-the-job training. They will then further develop their skills working full-time at Jet Aviation Basel, with mentorship and supervision, for two more years. Additional programs currently under development will include apprenticeships for sheet metal workers, carpenters and painters.
“We are very pleased to provide these development opportunities to highly motivated aviation students,” said Johannes Turzer, vice president and general manager of maintenance at Jet Aviation Basel. “The new apprenticeship program is the next initiative in our ongoing efforts to attract young people to this industry. It will augment our well-established program with our French partners of the Lycée Jean-Mermoz in Saint- Louis, France. Our goal is to ensure we have the skilled workers that we will require in the future in order to continue meeting the highest business aviation standards.”
“In an industry where the finest and rarest materials are hand-crafted by skilled craftsmen, we have a strong interest in helping our youth learn and develop industry-specific skills from day one,” adds Neil Boyle, vice president of the Jet Aviation Basel Completions Center. “As a leading completions facility for private and executive aircraft, our upholstery apprenticeship program represents an excellent career opportunity for young artisans possessing a flair for detail and a passion for perfection.”
