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Aerospace jobs show growthThe most recent launch of Les Editions Jobboom, a collection of publications from Jobboom that explore and document the world of career development and the Canadian labour market, has revealed a positive trend in the aerospace industry. KILAH ROLLE |
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 [ 2006-12-13 ] |
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The most recent launch of Les Editions Jobboom, a collection of publications from Jobboom that explore and document the world of career development and the Canadian labour market, has revealed a positive trend in the aerospace industry.
The amount of jobs in the aerospace sector, which saw a sustained high growth since 2004, is again beginning to show potential for high growth.
Patricia Richard, general director of content for Jobboom, says that employers aren't always able to find the Canadian talent they are hoping to recruit, however, through the research and development completed for the latest Jobboom career publication called 50 professionals of aerospace, Jobboom has learned that some companies are beginning to open more doors for graduates.
According to the career publication, more than 50 companies in Canada work directly in a segment devoted to space. Richard revealed this development during the launching of the guide which took place last week in the Center of sciences of Montreal.
This new work presents several careers that have been abandoned by graduates since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The School of the trades of aerospace of Montreal, which this year has 400 pupils at the professional secondary level, estimates that next year up to 700 graduates will find immediate employment at the end of their training course.
At the national school of aerotechnics, 100% of the graduates of DEC in avionics and techniques of aeronautical engineering found work in 2005, and 90% of the graduates found work in maintenance of aircraft. In 2006, several pupils found employment even before finishing their studies.
The Polytechnic School of Montreal and the University of Sherbrooke have a particular a programme in mechanical engineering with specialization in aeronautics that is gaining popularity. At Polytechnic, 100% of the graduates are placed within three months of obtaining their diploma.
1,766 JOBS
If the most recent forecasts about the aerospace industry in Canada prove to be right, the industry should have created 1,766 jobs between January 2006 and January 2007.
Exporting is also on the rise.
"More than 80% of the Quebecois production is sold out of Canada," Richard says. "The aerospace industry compliments the globalization movement especially to countries whose growth is currently considerable, like China and India."
It is necessary to keep in mind that the aerospace sector is sensitive to economic and geopolitical situations. Factors like terrorism and the rising prices of fuel can disturb air transport temporarily and thus, the demand apparatuses. However, the International Civil Aviation Organization provides that because of the strength of the world economy, the air traffic of passengers should grow from 5 to 6% per year between 2006 and 2008.
"In many cases, the graduates are completely qualified to work in other industries, like the automotive, the machinery or railway industry," Richard says.
Graduates in avionics can become electrical engineers for companies that manufacture, install or repair various machinery, such as automatic teller machines. The same skill required to maintain aircraft can be transferable to repairing engines of cars or agricultural machinery.
The newly released aerospace career guide from Jobboom raises the veil on often ignored careers and two- thirds of the trades presented are of professional or technical level.
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