Business aircraft MRO provider West Star Aviation has joined the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) and is now actively supporting the mission of its sister organization, Choose Aerospace.

ATEC along with Choose Aerospace are developing ways to address the aviation maintenance technician (AMT) shortage, including working with local communities to incorporate aviation maintenance into high school curriculums, West Star said.

“The mission of both organizations strengthens West Star Aviation’s longstanding focus on connecting with our local communities, K-12 educational institutions, and Part 147 maintenance schools to promote career opportunities, apprenticeships, internships, and mentoring while improving future access to licensed aircraft maintenance technicians,” the MRO provider added.

The program is designed to increase interest in AMT careers at a younger age by providing tools and “ready-to-go” resources developed by Part 147 schools using the latest technology, West Star added. “When more pathways exist to go from high school to college or high school to work, the prospective employees and companies waiting to hire them both win.”