CCSD Should Offer More Training for Boeing Jobs

Since 2007, Lockheed Martin "has been providing scholarship funds to Greenville Technical College for the school's aviation maintenance and training facility." 

Six high schools in the state have taken advantage of a $50,000 grant from the South Carolina Department of Education to offer a curriculum  "designed to appeal to students who are curious about the design and flight of aircraft and spacecraft vehicles. The curriculum, designed by the Southern Regional Education Board, consists of four courses: fundamentals of aerospace technology; advanced aerospace technology; aeronautics engineering application; and astronautics engineering applications." 

Happily, Stall High School in North Charleston is one of them.

"Spearman said she recently visited R.B. Stall High School in North Charleston, where the curriculum is being taught, and "was surprised to walk into a classroom where the students were on a simulator learning how to fly a plane."

"Their interest has been sparked, and we need to now supply a pathway for them all the way from elementary to high school so they can walk right into the technical training they need to be successful," she said.

"For the curriculum to succeed, however, Spearman and others said they need the industry's feedback.

"We don't know it all," Spearman told industry leaders. "If we're going to get every child in the state ready, we need help. You have an open invitation to come into our schools."

Boeing, we're calling your number!

Now, that's a high-tech program we can all support.