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Aviation Industry Skills and

Workforce Development: A Higher Education Perspective

Aviation Industry Forum 2017, Smart Technology for Aviation, Hong Kong, May 26, 2017

Pier Marzocca, Nick Bardell,

Richard Yeun, Graham Wild

School of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering and Aviation

Outline

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Setting the Context: The

Aviation Sector Economic

Significance and Predicted Growth

The Aviation Workforce: Key

Figures

Aviation Industry’s

Workforce/Skill Needed: The

Emerging Skills

Strategies to Develop the

Human Capital

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The Aviation Sector

Air-

freight

transport

Domestic

commercial

aviation

International

commercial

aviation

General

aviation

Aviation

support

infrastructure

Pax / year

10M / day

3.7 Bil

by value of Global Trade

35%

Air travel delivers global

mobility, 100k flights/day

International Air Transport Association (IATA), 2016

Five main components

Tonnes of freight / year

$18.6B/day

50 mil

• wider social and economic benefits

• What is the economic significance of the Aviation Industry?

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The Aviation Sector

$2.7 USD trillions

9.9 million direct jobs within

the air transport industry

Employment and activities of

suppliers to air transport industry

World’s largest industry

Spending of directly and indirectly

employed in the air transport sector

(3.5%) of the world’s gross

domestic product (GDP)

IBISWorld, 2016

Growth in Asia-Pacific Passenger Demand

GFC

World’s Largest Passenger Market in

2016 – 32.9% Total Traffic (+11.2% 2015)

Source: International

Civil Aviation

Organization

(Various Annual

Reports of the

Council).

International Air Transport Association (IATA), 2016

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Passenger market segments

• Diverse geographic region

• Dynamic economies driving the

global growth

• Two key airline market segments

Population

4.5 Billions 60%

Global GDP

30%

Asia-Pacific Statistics

Source: World Bank and IMF 2016

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Growth in Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Demand

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World’s Largest Air Cargo Market in

2016 ~ 37.5% World FTK (+9.8% 2015)

Cargo market segments

Source: International Civil

Aviation Organization (Various

Annual Reports of the

Council).

• Strong growth in cross-border

trades in 2015 and 2016, great

impact on air cargo volumes

• Macro-economic & political risks

which might impact trade flows

• There are headwinds ahead:

- stagnant world trade

- protectionism risks


2017 slowest pace of trade and output growth since the financial crisis of 2009

1.8%

Asia-Pacific Airports World Ranking - Top 20

Passenger & Air Cargo Airports in 2014-2016

7

Airports Council International 2015-2016

Passenger Airports 2014,16 Air Cargo Airports, 2014,16

8 1


9

17

28

5

20

Bangkok

5

14

19

13

2014 2016

China: New airports by 2020, from 206 to 272.

2017: +$77B USD

+66

By year 2034, Asia-Pacific is set to

become the largest air travel market

in the world: ~ 48 % of global traffic

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Emerging Skills


Human Capital

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Education and Training Essential Bottleneck? RMIT University © 2017

Pilot and Technician Outlook (2016-2035)

Source: Boeing 2016

Tech 679,000

Pilot 617,000

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Scenarios for future labour demand in Asia-Pacific

Boeing 2015

248K Pilots

268K Maintenance

technicians

82K Pilots

40K Pilots

2016-2035

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Current key aviation occupations educational profile

CENSUS 2011 Case Study for Australia data

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Major workforce threats identified by aviation employers

• Example. In Australia the

average workforce age for

the ATC group is 44.5,

• 50% of the group aged 45

years and over.

• By 2020, ATC could

potentially lose up to 46% of

existing employees (~ 600)

to resignations (14%) and

retirements (32%)

Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC 2015)

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Figures



Emerging Skills


Human Capital

• What are the Aviation industry’s workforce

and skill requirements?

– Strong pressure to adapt in a very dynamic

environment with a rapidly growing cargo and

passenger traffic, stringent regulations, and fast-

paced technology innovation

– Attraction and retention are difficult and require a

greater commitment to raising skill levels and

building career paths

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Aviation industry’s workforce and skill needed

The availability of skilled and trained staff is crucial

to the ongoing viability of our aviation industry

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Employer-reported skill development needs TLISC 2015

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Ability to adapt quickly to new technology

Ability to autonomously interpret and

react adequately to data analytics

Knowledge of automated and unmanned

systems and safety management systems

What emerging skills are needed?

The increased integration of information

technology (IT) systems in aviation businesses

leads to the emergence of specialist integrative

roles at the intersection of the various systems

Aviation Workforce Skills, Aviation Industry Standards 2016 report

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Risk modelling systems increasingly integrated with

business systems

flight simulation training, workforce performance,

development tracking, etc.

Specialised Commercial Pilot training, emergence of

multi-crew instruction specialist instructors and assessors.

Increased use of simulators for ground ops management

and flying training, simulation training is emerging as a

specialty of its own, requiring a complex set of skills.

Energy/fuel management skills mandatory part of skill set

expected of pilots, managers, and maintenance workers.

What emerging skills are needed?

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Emerging Skills


Human Capital

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Minimum training needs by occupation and qualification level TLISC/CEET Case Study: Australia 2017

What actions can be taken by industry to meet those needs?

What Types of Training are Required?

• Vocationally-oriented degrees

• Polytechnic Training

• Regional pilots, aircraft maintenance

repair and overhaul (MRO), building and

equipment maintenance, etc.

• Hospitality qualifications (Diploma’s)

• Ancillary staff – concessionaires,

landscapers, etc.

• Non-technical skills

• Higher Education degrees

• Business management

– Airline management,

– Airport management

• Air Traffic Control

• Pilot training

• Airworthiness and Safety

• Analysts & Research

• Aerospace Engineers

• Aviation Technologists


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Asia-Pacific Educational/Training Major Aviation Hubs

AUSTRALASIA Pilot Training, TAFE and VET,

Advanced Diplomas in Eng

(Aeronautical)

Bachelor of Applied Science

(Aviation), Bachelor of Engineering

(Aerospace), Logistics, MEng

(Aerospace), MEng Airworthiness,

Master of Science (Aviation)

HONG KONG Advanced Diploma in

Aviation Operations

& Management, Air Cargo,

Aircraft Maintenance, and

Aviation

Higher Education in Aviation


(Aviation)

BEng (Aerospace)

BEng (Aviation/Air

Transport/Operations)

SOUTHEAST ASIA Pilot Training

Polytechnic Diplomas

Bachelor of Applied

Science (Aviation)

Bachelor of Engineering

(Aerospace)

NORTH ASIA Pilot Training, Advanced Diploma

in Aviation Operations and

Management, Air Cargo and

Logistics, and Aircraft

Maintenance. Higher Education in

Aerospace Engineering & Aviation.


(Aviation) Bachelor of Engineering

(Aerospace)

Registered Training Organisation

(RTO) within the Australian

Vocational Education and

Training (VET) system


RMIT Aviation & Aerospace Programs and Learning Outcomes


RMIT rating for excellence in higher education (QS 2017)

5 star

RMIT research fields rated world standard or above

Top

100

Is the Workforce Prepared for Success in the

21st-century Aviation Work Environment?

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Vocational, Higher Diploma and Bachelor is the focus of 21st century education!

2017 QS World ranking for employer reputation in Australia

Top

10 • Abilities, personal qualities

and transferable skills


• Generic

skills and

attributes

acquired

How Can Training be Delivered ?

• Face-to-Face

• Distance/Online

learning

• Online technologies

• Social Media

• Personal electronic

devices

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All of the Above !

• Education will be much

less class-based, and

much more topic-based

• Education is a social

activity

• Two major types of

community:

• topic or interest based

community

• physical or peer based

community S. Downes 2013


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RMIT Flight Training Program

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Recreational Pilot

Licence

Private Pilot

Licence

Commercial Pilot

Licence

Multi-engine Command Instrument

Rating


Flight Instructor

rating

• Specialist Training Unit, one of only a few Universities in Australia that offers an undergraduate program with a flying program.

• Associate Degree + Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)

• Fully integrated training taking students from beginners to Commercial Pilot Licence with Multi-engine Command Instrument Rating or Flight Instructor rating.

RMIT HE Program Learning Outcomes - Undergraduates

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Problem- Solving &

Design

Needs, Context & Systems

Abstraction & Modelling

Coordination

&

Communication

Self Management

BAppSci (Aviation)

RMIT rating for excellence in higher education (QS 2017)

5 star

BEng (Aerospace)

Engineering Application

Ability

Professional & Personal Attributes

Knowledge & Skill Base


graduates’ general ability,

technical skills and work

readiness

Technical and Operational Skills

RMIT HE Program Learning Outcomes - Postgraduate

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Problem- Solving &

Design

Needs, Context & Systems

Research

Analysis Professional

Practice

RMIT research fields rated world standard or above

Top

100


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