A new aviation training centre for Singapore
The next generation of
top quality licensed aircraft
engineers who fuel the
growth of the aviation
and aerospace industry in
Singapore and the region will
probably have been trained
at the Lufthansa Technical
Training Singapore
(LTTS) Centre at Temasek
Polytechnic (TP). The
Centre offers training and
education programmes based
on European Aviation Safety Agency’s
(EASA) and Civil Aviation Authority of
Singapore’s (CAAS) requirements.
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(From left): Mr Boo Kheng Hua (Principal & CEO,
TP), Mr Folkmar Stoecker (German Ambassador
to Singapore), Mr Ko Kheng Hwa (Managing
Director, Singapore Economic Development
Board), and Mr Christoph Meyerrose (Managing Director, Lufthansa Technical Training), at LTTS
official opening ceremony. |
TP teamed up with Lufthansa Technical
Training (LTT) Germany to set up the
Centre in March to support its aerospace
programmes. The 1,500 square metre
facility comprises workshops, tool stores,
classrooms and special computer-based
training classrooms.
| "This unique partnership will enable for the first time in Singapore, an educational institution to deliver CAAS-approved content. This will prepare TP's graduates very well for the industry." |
Mr Ko Kheng Hwa
Managing Director
SIngapore Economic Development Board |
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Under an agreement signed by the two
parties in October 2007, TP and LTT
will also offer an integrated aerospace
training programme that meets the new
Singapore Airworthiness Requirements
(SAR-66) standard set by the CAAS — the
first such programme in Singapore. TP
students will be trained to sit for SAR-66
examination modules and may earn direct
credits leading to the professional Aircraft
Maintenance Licence certification.
The Centre will also offer specialised
aerospace courses for professionals in the
aerospace industry.
The opening of LTTS is timely as the
availability of well-trained manpower is
critical for the growth of the burgeoning
aerospace industry. In Singapore, it posted
a record $6.3 billion in output in 2007,
and this figure is expected to double by
2018. The sector’s manpower needs are projected to expand to about 37,000
professionals in the next 10 years. |
