Virgin Australia is increasing its student-focused Future Aviators Program to incorporate extra ladies from Queensland’s regional communities.
This system, now in its second 12 months, is now providing feminine highschool college students in Townsville, Mackay, and Rockhampton the chance to tour Virgin’s amenities to encourage future careers within the aviation business, particularly inside engineering and flight operations.
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“We need to open doorways earlier and guarantee college students are uncovered to the breadth of alternatives accessible throughout the aviation business,” stated Lisa Burquest, Virgin Australia’s Chief Folks Officer.
“Flying college students in from Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton is a approach for us to broaden the influence of this program, and we see this as the muse to proceed broadening its attain to extra regional communities within the years forward – notably the place careers in aviation might not all the time really feel accessible.”
Practically sixty ladies from faculties throughout the area can have the unique alternative to tour Virgin’s engineering and upkeep hanger, cabin crew coaching amenities, flight simulators, and operations centre.
“As an airline proudly headquartered in Queensland, we recognise the vital position we play in contributing to the power of the aviation business in our residence state,” stated Burquest.
“Packages like Future Aviators mirror the worth we place on creating significant alternatives for Queensland college students and investing within the subsequent era of native expertise.”
Completely, program individuals can have the chance to board Virgin’s latest Boeing 737 MAX-8 which arrived late final week, and is one in every of twelve to be delivered this 12 months.
Undertaking supervisor of the Aerospace Gateway to Trade Faculties Program, Natalie Allen, says that applications like these present ladies with a significant curiosity in fields that they could not have had entry to or curiosity in beforehand.
“Experiences like these don’t simply spark curiosity, but additionally construct confidence, and assist younger ladies see the wide selection of pathways accessible to them within the aviation and aerospace sector,” she stated.
The Future Aviator’s Program is yearly aligned with Worldwide Girls’s Day to encourage ladies to pursue careers inside the aviation business.
Information launched this month from the Office Gender Equality Company (WGEA) confirmed Virgin has a median gender pay hole of 44.8 per cent and a median hole of 35.34 per cent, barely narrower than final 12 months.
Whereas it’s unlawful to pay ladies lower than males for a similar work, the WGEA says that the pay hole is basically pushed by males being extra prevalent in higher-paying roles, which in aviation would come with pilots and engineers, and ladies in lower-paid roles like cabin crew and customer support.
