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AVIONICS ENGINEER TRAINEE PROGRAM
by PHI
Meet Arun Roopnarine
PHI has partnered with the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) to facilitate practical aviation maintenance training for six final-year students annually during their sixweek summer vacation.
At PHI, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, but more than that, we believe they are the foundation of our business and the key to a successful future for PHI.
It’s their hard work and unwavering commitment to safe, efficient, quality, service that keeps us positioned as aglobal leader, and it’s why ‘Our Team’ is the first of our four pillars of Sustainability.
The Our Team pillar outlined in our global Sustainability Plan is not only our commitment to investing in our people through professional development and career advancement programs—it’s our pledge to recruiting a talented and diverse workforce and promoting a culture that nurtures their full potential. We are proud to celebrate and highlight our teams’ achievements within the PHI family.
Since 2017, PHI has partnered with the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) to facilitate practical aviation maintenance training for six final-year students annually during their six-week summer vacation. Recognizing the talent and potential of the students coming out of the UTT Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Airworthiness Engineering program and the deficit of trained and qualified aircraft maintenance engineers in the region, we elected to hire two graduates from the class of 2019 as training engineers.
Arun Roopnarine was one of the trainees hired in October 2020. After joining the PHI team, Arun received on-the-job training under our approved maintenance training program with periodic performance reviews from our Director of Maintenance Kevon Ramtahal and lead engineers in Trinidad.
Arun quickly excelled in his role, and during his second year in our Maintenance Training Program, Arun applied for his Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s license from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA). On June 3, 2022, Arun successfully received his license as a certified Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with a focus in electrics.
Congratulations, Arun! Arun is scheduled to continue his training through the AW139 Avionics Field Maintenance course with Leonardo Helicopters in late 2023.
Stories like these are truly inspiring, and we look forward to welcoming the next group of students from theUniversity of Trinidad and Tobago.
As an organization, we depend on the collective knowledge of our employees and their years of service in the industry to continue delivering the safe, efficient, quality, service that PHI is known for. To maintain our competitive advantage and our high-quality service, it is vital that our skills and knowledge are passed on to new and junior employees to ensure a sustainable business.
As part of our global Sustainability Plan, we are committed to developing career advancement programs and building long-term industry partnerships to help mentor the next generation of aviation professionals. We are proud to continue building our relationship with the University of Trinidad and Tobago and our other university and industry partners across the globe.
Sustainability is a core focus of these programs as we encourage our teams to share their knowledge and ideas,help pass on learned process efficiencies, minimize resource use and explore new ways of doing things.
