Manta Air & UNICEF launched the Manta Air
Apprentice Program today. The company-wide apprenticeship program was launched
with the first batch of 6 participants (3 females and 3 males) who will be
working as apprentices at Manta Air for the next 3 months. The launch also
coincides with Manta Air celebrations to mark the ICAO day - "75 years of
uniting aviation". Participants were awarded their apprentice offer
certificates along with their uniforms.
The UNICEF & MantaAir apprenticeship program is a
unique opportunity for young people who have a passion for the airline industry
to gain first-hand experience and exposure to the key areas such as flight and ground
operations, aircraft engineering, safety/compliance, commercial and marketing.
The young women and men will get the opportunity to work in all the above
disciplines and be closely supervised by Manta Air staff. The program is
designed with close monitoring and mentoring support from both Manta Air and
UNICEF, which is structured to develop and inspire young people into the
aviation sector through a unique and creative learning experience.
Mr. Edward Alsford, CEO of Manta Air, said, "I am
pleased to welcome the 6 new Mantas who will be joining Team Manta for the
next 3 months as apprentices, working together with our team and learning what
the aviation industry has set for everyone! We take pride in contributing to
the local community and we are privileged and happy to be working with UNICEF
to develop young people. I am also delighted to have this milestone when we are
celebrating the ICAO Day ICA75 and I extend our sincere gratitudes and
greetings to everyone working in the aviation industry here in the Maldives."
UNICEF Representative to the Maldives Dr. Munir
Safieldin stated that, "the partnership of UNICEF and Manta Air we are
launching today is about developing the skills of adolescent girls and boys for
future employment. Today, the first batch of three adolescent girls and three
adolescent boys are starting their three-month apprenticeship. The six young
trainees have just completed their high school and are ready to start a new
phase of their life. This apprenticeship is designed to expose adolescent
Maldivian girls and boys to the civil aviation industry and prepare them for
possible professional employment in this new grown sector in the Maldives."
The program is part of a partnership between Manta Air
and UNICEF Maldives, which aims to provide an early exposure for young people
interested to work in the aviation industry and for them to acquire basic
knowledge and skills. The partnership also covers additional areas such as
support for advocacy on children and young peoples rights and issues via the
in-flight Magazine of Manta Air: RAYS to engage both national and international
audiences. Both organizations would also be joining hands to celebrate key
events for children and youth including the World Childrens Day and World
Youth Day to engage the public on childrens rights and wellbeing of children
and young people.
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