Saudi training scheme brings in 100 more aeronautical engineers to the industry

The training agreement was signed by Eng. Ali bin Abdullah Milaat, chief executive of Saudi Aerospace Engineering and Hisham bin Abdul Rahman Lingawi, Director of HRDF in the Makkah province.

Milaat said Saudi Arabian Airlines has been playing a remarkable role in the training and employment of Saudis since 1964, when it sent 30 Saudis to the United States for training on the maintenance of aircraft engines and studying aeronautics. He said the total number of Saudi employees sent by Saudi Airlines for higher studies and training has now reached more than 5,000.

Lingawi commended the partners for their efforts to train and employ Saudis in the aviation sector, adding that it would contribute to Saudization of jobs in the vital sector.

Prince Sultan Academy, will train the 100 Saudis from this month through to December 2011 at the rate of 25 trainees every three months. It is the first institute in the Kingdom to be licensed by the General Authority of Civil Aviation and has the capacity to train 200 trainees every year.

It is equipped with advanced training facilities and manned by highly qualified trainers. The institute has eight classrooms and each can accommodate 25 students. Apart from aircraft hangars, it has workshops for engines, engine parts, electronic aircraft equipment, aircraft structure, audio visual systems and painting.