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  • Thai AirAsia funds mechanic courses

    Thai AirAsia funds mechanic courses

    Thai AirAsia has signed an agreement with Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep and Bangkok Aviation Centre (BAC) to provide an aircraft mechanic development course through an intensive one-year course.

    Graduates will have an opportunity to be employed by Thai AirAsia.

    The airline’s CEO, Tassapon Bijleveld, said the aviation industry is experiencing rapid growth, especially in the low-cost carrier segment.

    “The expansion has created high demand for experts in the sector, including aircraft mechanics to support operations,” he said.

    Thai AirAsia currently employs 321 aircraft mechanics, 105 are aircraft engineers while the other 216 are maintenance personnel, all managing the airline’s 54 (to be 58 by the end of 2017) Airbus A320s.

    The company is targeting to hire 100 more mechanics over the next three years, he said.

    Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep provides European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standard aircraft mechanic courses, while BAC, is a leading aviation training provider.

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has indicated Asia will require over 40,000 employees in aviation including mechanics.

    The 12-month course is specifically designed to meet the needs of Thai AirAsia and students will receive a salary from the airline like other employees during their training.

    Interested individuals can find information and download an application form at www.airasia.com/recruitment until 31 July. The course begins 16 October this year.

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  • Malang Opens Courses for Domestic Workers

    Malang Opens Courses for Domestic Workers

    Dozens of domestic workers attended a course at Sanggar Kegiatan Belajar in Malang City on Tuesday. The course for domestic workers was held by the Institute for Community Research and Development (LPKP) Malang chapter and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

    “Domestic workers are trained to work effectively according to the applicable standards,” said Irfan Afandi, ILO promote project coordinator for East Java.

    Similar courses are also opened in South Sulawesi’s Lampung and Jakarta. East Java, along with Makassar and Lampung, is renowned for its supply of domestic workers. Whereas Jakarta is the destination market of the domestic workers.

    Community-based courses for domestic workers have been trialled in Malang, East Java. Education will be held in certain communities, comprising participants hailed from several areas in Malang. The courses for domestic workers are aimed at improving their skills, particularly ability to use home appliances.

    The first phase of the courses will include household management and cooking. Domestic workers will be given theoritical and practical training. The courses will last six months, with two meetings in a week.

    Improved skills are expected to put domestic workers in better position to seek employment rights, such as to negotiate employment contract, standardized and timely payment of wages, defined office hours, and request for breaks and holidays. Irfan said that according to ministerial regulations, domestic workers include nannies, drivers, gardeners, as well as caregivers for elderly persons and people who have disabilities.

    “A domestic worker would not be able do all things by themselves,” he said. After attending the courses, domestic workers will be given a certificate which would enable them to seek better pay and recognition as professional workers. Moreover, improved skills of domestic workers are expected to protect them from violence, sexual abuse, child exploitation and human trafficking.

    Data from ILO shows that Indonesia has 2.6 million domestic workers. Most of whom are hired to work in private homes, live in their employer’s home and are not given employee leaves nor holidays.

    Course participant Yuliati said she is interested to attend the course for domestic workers to get more experience. According to her, she had been learning to do domestic work by herself. “I’m paid Rp30,000 a day, without employment contract,” she said.