The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) has changed its name to the Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA).  The change reflects the Council's work in segments of the industry beyond aviation maintenance.  As a national sector council, CCAA's focus is on skills development and demographic (human-resource) issues for the entire Canadian aviation and aerospace industry.  The new name better reflects the scope of the council's work. 

Visit our new website today!

www.camc.ca will soon be offline so please update your bookmarks to reflect the new site. 

Quality Systems Auditor Workshop
Two-day workshop
Introduction to the tasks and responsibilities of Quality Systems Auditors, to ensure an organization’s processes are effective and compliant with regulations.

Partner-offered Training

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training and Competency training courses
Offered by Workplace Safety Group (WSG)
Please consult the CCAA web site for more information

For more information or to schedule any of the above workshops, please contact Gail Vent, Director, Membership Services at gvent@camc.ca or 1-800-448-9715, ext. 223.

Airports across Canada encompass a wide variety of aviation occupations. These different occupations represent quality labour force that contributes to airport governance, operations, and services. The overall effect of quality labour force in Canadian airports can provide its visitors and travelers with world-class service and ensure the strictest travel safety. To understand the Canadian aviation industry and labour markets, InterVISTAS Consulting Group (InterVISTAS) has conducted a study, including a survey of collected data from 31 airports across Canada. This report serves as a comprehensive analysis, taking into consideration qualitative and quantitative information, to understand the trends in Canadian airports and their occupations.

Click here for further information

Click here to download the report

More Dates Added!!

SMS/CASO Course
December 7-8, 2010
Edgewater Hotel
101 Main Street
Whitehorse, YT
Coffee and continental breakfast will be provided
For further details, visit www.suresafe.org
To register, visit http://www.regonline.ca/smscaso_workshop_
whitehorse_7_8_december_2010

Quality Systems Auditor Course (QSA) an behalf of the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (formerly CAMC)
December 9-10, 2010
Edgewater Hotel
101 Main Street
Whitehorse, YT
Coffee and continental breakfast will be provided
For further details, visit www.suresafe.org
To register, visit
http://www.regonline.ca/qsa_workshop_
whitehorse_9_10_december_10

SMS/CASO Course
January 4-5, 2011
The Beach Club Resort
181 Beachside Drive
Parksville, BC
For further details, visit www.suresafe.org
To register, visit
http://www.regonline.ca/smscaso_workshop_
parksville_january_4_5_2011

Further courses are planned for the following locations:

• Montreal QC, January 2011
• Calgary AB, February 2011
• Edmonton AB, February 2011
• Vancouver BC, March 2011
• Yellowknife NT, April 2011
• Winnipeg MB, April 2011 

This report presents the findings from the 2010 Human Resource Study of the Commercial Pilot in Canada.  Research was prepared under the direction of a multi-stakeholder group, including representatives from the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council, the Air Transport Association of Canada, the Helicopter Association of Canada, training organizations, and operators.

Download the report

For more information on the HRSCP-U project, please contact:

Glenn Priestley
Director, Certification and Accreditation
Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
Conseil Canadien de l"Entretien des Aéronefs
Tel:  (613) 727-8272, ext. 258
Tel: 1-800-448-9715, ext. 258
Email:  gpriestley@camc.ca

Quality Systems Auditor Course (QSA)
December 8-9, 2010
Ottawa, ON
Cost: $795 per participant, 20% discount for all CAMC Members
View the course outline here

Download the registration form here.

For further details, contact Gail Vent at 613-727-8272 ext. 223 or Rae Pappas at 613-727-8272 ext. 261.

The project was created in response to requests from industry as documented in the 2010 Human-Resource Study of the Commercial Pilot in Canada, and with the support and validation of HRSDC. It is a complex project that requires industry input from many different segments of air operations. Through focus group meetings across the country,  CCAA will research, identify and catalogue the occupational knowledge and skills necessary to commercial pilots in addition to the federal licensing standard.

Traditionally, pilots have acquired essential knowledge and skills through on-the-job experience but, with the requirement for Safety Management Systems (SMS) in Canada, this method is no longer sustainable. SMS requires that all aviation operators exercise “due diligence” by providing appropriate training support for new employees, and by maintaining ongoing support that is both effective and measurable.

Location
Skyservice FBO
Second Floor Boardroom

Registration
This event is open to aviation stakeholders however space is limited. There is no fee being charged for the event. You may reserve your place at the above workshop by emailing accredcert@camc.ca  or rwseaman@bizav.ca.

To download the event invitation click here. 

As a result of this and other events
At the completion of this project, the following deliverables will be developed as benefits to Canada’s aviation and aerospace industry

• Report on Essential skills profile for the Professional Pilot  
• Report on Occupational analysis for Professional Pilot, including task, subtasks, knowledge, abilities, trends, tools and equipment
• Final Occupational Standard with Essential Skill for the occupation as per CAMC prescribed format
• Produce logbook for the occupation as per CAMC prescribed format 

As system safety professionals, we can strengthen our knowledge if we learn from each other. There are similar lessons to be learned from all safety professions, whether using new air navigation equipment, assessing a new nuclear power plant design, ensuring proper patient treatment, or reporting on human factors and organizational management. Consider attending a System Safety Presentation outside your chosen discipline — you’ll be enlightened by the transferability of safety concepts between industries!  Click here to view the presentation notice.

Presenter:     Mr. Robert Donald 

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.                 Registration and light lunch
12:00 p.m. to 12:05 p.m.                 Welcome and Introduction of Speaker
12:05 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.                 Presentation, Questions & Answers
12:45 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.                 Interaction & Networking
12:55 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.                   Thank you and Closing Remarks

NEW FOR 2010 – As an added and new element to the Forum and AGM, CAMC has arranged four, one-day, pre-Forum workshops that will be held on Wednesday, September 29^th. These events will provide an excellent opportunity for aviation professionals to gain some valuable training. For those registered to attend the CAMC Forum and AGM, there will be a discounted fee for signing up for one of the first three workshops. Attendance at the HR and Training Solutions for Small Airports is free of charge with a Forum registration. For a nominal fee, the sessions are also available to industry professionals who are not registering for the full Forum and AGM. 
   
The Sessions:

1. Aircraft de/anti-Icing 
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Aerospace Technology Campus
3800 Cessna Drive - Richmond, BC - CIBC room 198 Times - 0830 – 1700

Facilitated by Walter Randa, President, Leading Edge De-icing Specialists Ltd.

Leading Edge is dedicated to promoting the clean aircraft concept within the aviation industry. It provides the best and most comprehensive Ground Icing Safety Training to flight crews and aircraft de/anti-icing service providers. Its’ Fly Clean, Fly Safe program emphasizes standardized aircraft de/anti-icing methods and procedures that are essential for maintaining safe operations.

A Leading-Edge/CAMC certificate of training will be awarded to all participants who successfully complete the course.

2. Human Performance in Aviation Maintenance (HPIAM) 
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Port Alberni Room Times - 0830 – 1600

Need Recurrent Human Factors Certification? Join other industry representatives attending CAMC’s one-day Recurrent Human Factors (HPIAM) Training course. Completing the course will ensure you maintain your Human Factors certification.

CAMC’s course is informative, interactive and 100% geared to the unique needs and interests of aviation. It meets the highest standards of excellence for the aviation and aerospace industry, and exceeds Transport Canada requirements for recurrent training, by covering all key components, such as “the Dirty Dozen.”

A CAMC Certificate of Attestation will be awarded to all participants who successfully complete the course.

CAMC is pleased to announce the facilitation of the French language Quality Systems Auditor workshop, in partnership with CQFA.

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council CAMC has developed a 2-day test project workshop based on the Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard in reaction to requests from industry, which is concerned with SMS implementation and the requirement of QA as part of SMS. CAMC has learned through focus group meetings that companies and individual auditors are interested in attending a workshop developed to a national standard. The purpose of these workshops is to help aviation workers understand the importance of auditing and documentation in consideration of the new reality of Safety Management Systems.

This workshop is open to any aviation stakeholder however advance reservation is required. The event is sponsored by CAMC in partnership with the CQFA. It will be held in French at the CQFA Training Center in Dorval, and free of charge, on 23-24 August, 2010. All coffee breaks and the two lunches are supplied, as well as free access to wifi internet. Parking is free at the Dorval CQFA center. If you need a hotel room, all YUL airport hotels are close by, the Comfort Inn being the closest, 100 meters away.

For further information about this course please contact Suzanne Dufour at the Continuing Education Department, Tuesday to Friday, by phone at (514) 300-2732 or at sdufour@cqfa.ca.

Click here to access the registration form in PDF

Risk Management for SMS
Century Plaza Hotel
1015 Burrard Street - Vancouver
Salon A
0830 - 1700 

Facilitated by Stuart Doyle, Training Coordinator, SureSafe Management Solutions Ltd.

“A Safety Management System is an explicit, comprehensive and proactive process for managing risks.” (Transport Canada Civil Aviation, Advisory Circular 107-001 Issue 1, paragraph 3.2 [1], 2008-01-01.)
Feedback from Industry and Transport Canada Inspectors suggests that there is a distinct lack of knowledge and understanding of the Risk Management component of SMS.

This one-day, risk-management workshop of theoretical and practical work, offers participants a solid understanding of the concepts of hazard and risk, and why the consequences rather than the source should be assessed. Participants will also explore ways to mitigate risk, will build their own Hazard Registry and Safety Risk Profile, and learn how to use this technique to strengthen their Safety Reporting System and Quality Assurance Program.

Participants will receive course materials and a certificate of attendance. A continental breakfast, and mid-morning and afternoon refreshments will be served.

Why Certify? 
Certification provides documented national recognition of knowledge, skills and abilities (competencies) in a specified occupation. It also provides credentials and proof of qualifications, enabling portability of skills, demonstrating that the individual is a career-long learner and identifying them as a professional. Ultimately, industry values certification because it provides a standard benchmark of skills and facilitates an employer's recruitment process.

CAMC’s SMS logo indicates a series of quality products that are linked to the appropriate occupational standard or industry best practice. This presentation will include a discussion on the Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard and the importance of auditing as part of any Quality control system.

To date, more than 200 aviation and aerospace industry professionals have attended CAMC’s Quality Systems Auditor workshops. The final series of these QSA workshops will be held at the following locations:

• August 10 - 11 - Ottawa, ON, in partnership with Transport Canada Flight Operations (Closed)August 18 - 19 - Calgary, AB, in partnership with SAIT Polytechnic

• August 23 - 24 - Montreal/Dorval, QC (presented in French), in partnership with CQFA (Centre québecois de formation aéronautique, Cégep de Chicoutimi

• August 25 - 26 - Toronto/GTAA
  This will be a test workshop combining elements of the Quality Assurance Manager Occupational Standard with a focus on Risk Assessment and Documentation. Included will be an “SMS Benchmarking” exercise to allow operators to exchange ideas and perspectives on SMS Implementation within their organizations and how Transport Canada’s new Program Validation Inspection is affecting program oversight. This session will be of particular interest to airport managers as well as operators and AMO’s.
  The session will take place between 0900-1600 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel, (British Columbia Room) 901 Dixie Road.   

Following the completion of this test project, workshops will be available by request to any group or organization on a cost-recoverable basis.

The RFP closing date is June 30, 2010 at 1500 hours.

Click here for full details.

A focused and serious discussion on how the “system” works. We will discuss the issues and factors affecting how inspectors work with you. You will also learn how to communicate effectively with a regulatory body and how to make it work better for you. This program has been developed from a background of 32 years experience at Transport Canada and 45 years in the aviation industry.

Date: June 23, 2010 at 1830 (6:30 PM)
Location: Harv’s Air Training Centre, 601 Club Road, St. Andrew’s Airport
Register with the Manitoba Aviation Council (MAC) at (204)774-2580


MAC members: $40.00 + GST
Non-Members: $45.00 + GST

Workbook, other materials and refreshments included

The purpose of these meetings is to provide industry contacts with:

• an update on CAMC’s priorities, projects and expansion of mandate;
• discuss how CAMC can support your organization’s human resource initiatives and the developments we are undertaking in this area;
• discuss the creation of a new CAMC Industry Advisory Board;
• Q & A roundtable discussion on matters of mutual interest.  

These meetings are open to all CAMC Corporate Members and any other organizations who may be interested in these important issues.

Confirmed Meetings:
No confirmed meetings are scheduled at this time.

Locations where Meeting Dates are yet to be Confirmed:
Halifax, NS
Hamilton, ON
Montreal, QC
Kelowna, BC

Previously Held Meetings in 2010:
January 26: Vancouver, BC
February 5: Mississauga, ON
April 20: Winnipeg, MB
July 6: Calgary, AB
September 28: Richmond, BC
October 28: Calgary, AB
November 10: Richmond, BC

Please confirm with Wayne Harvey your participation or interest in attending one of these meetings.  We look forward to hearing from you. 

Wayne Harvey
Manager, Corporate Membership Services
(613)727-8272 ext.224

The RFP closing date is May 15, 2010 at 1500 hours.

Click here for full details.

CAMC is pleased to announce the Career Focus Wage Subsidy program is now accepting new participants!  The Career Focus project is a great way for employers to hire new post-secondary graduates and receive funding of up to 1/3 of their first year’s salary, to a maximum of $12,500!!

There are a limited number of spaces available!  Call soon and submit your new hire to the program!

Please call or email:
Raewen Pappas 
Communications Leader
1-800-448-97145 x261

For further information regarding Kelowna Flightcraft please contact Paula Quinn, Executive Assistant:

Phone: (250) 491-5500
E-mail: paula_quinn@flightcraft.ca
Websites: www.kelownaflightcraft.ca
               www.canadawings.ca

CAMC has issued an RFP to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide consultative services related to the development of a Professional Pilot Occupational Standard.

The RFP closing date is April 01, 2010 at 1500 hours. 

Click here for full details.

The purpose of these workshops is to help aviation and aerospace workers understand the importance of auditing and documentation in consideration of the new reality of Safety Management Systems.

CAMC has developed a 2 day test project workshop based on the Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard in reaction to requests from industry, which is concerned with SMS implementation and the requirement of QA as part of SMS. CAMC has learned through focus group meetings that companies and individual auditors are keen on achieving this certification since it provides evidence of due diligence. 

CAMC, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Community College will facilitate the following Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard implementation workshops:

March 10-11, 2010
Nova Scotia Community College, Aviation Institute
Dartmouth Gate Building
375 Pleasant Street, Unit #100
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4N4  

While this event is open to any aviation stakeholder, space is limited. 

To register: Please contact Rose Legge at Nova Scotia Community College, Aviation Institute or phone (902) 491-4937.

Career Day and Job Fair at the Canada Aviation Museum

  As a follow-on to the successful raising of Canadian awareness of the importance of aviation during 2009, several of the organizations involved in the centennial celebrations, including the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), have decided to maintain that momentum by celebrating National Aviation Day, as proclaimed by the Minister of Transport, on February 23. At the conclusion of his message, Mr. Baird stated:

"This yearly celebration will allow us to remember our past achievements and help chart the course of Canada's aviation and aerospace futures."

In line with this statement, we jointly decided that the February 23, 2010 event should be youth and career-oriented. To that end, the Canada Aviation Museum, in collaboration with the Department of Transport and others involved in the newly-named Canadian Air and Space Network, will be putting on a Career Day and Job Fair on the 23rd. We are in the process of lining up participants both from the side of school boards, colleges and other educational institutions, on the one hand, and the various employers in the widely-defined aviation and space community in Canada. Initial response from all sides has been very positive.

The Museum has already been in touch with a number of leading aerospace companies in the broadly-defined aviation and space field, post-secondary educational institutions and government agencies. The Museum has a growing number of commitments in hand for the provision of a manned booth, information materials and, in some cases, speakers. Broader participation from all CAMC members wishing to increase student awareness of their activities would be welcome, even if it is limited to the provision of information material. Members located in other regions of the country should be aware that aviation and space museums across Canada are being encouraged by their national association, the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association, to put on similar events.

The Museum is planning a series of events and presentations throughout the day on February 23. It is expected that the Minister of Transport will speak in the morning and the Director General of Civil Aviation will speak later in the day along with other representatives of both the aviation and space sectors. The program should garner significant media interest.

Any CAMC members wishing to obtain additional information about the Career Day and Job Fair at the Canada Aviation Museum on National Aviation Day, February 23, should get in touch with the Museum’s manager of the event, Marc Ducharme, who can be reached by e-mail at mducharme@technomuses.ca or by telephone at 613-990-8974.

CAMC has developed a 2 day test project workshop based on the Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard because there were requests from the industry concerned with SMS implementation and the requirement of QA as part of SMS.   CAMC has heard through focus group meetings that companies and individual auditors are interested on achieving this certification because it provides evidence of due diligence as well as insuring there is no performance gap between company policy and procedure.

CAMC, in partnership with regional aviation and aerospace associations will facilitate the following Quality Systems Auditor Occupational Standard implementation workshops:

• February 15-16, 2010 – Whitehorse- in Partnership with the Northern Air Transport Association
• February 18-19, 2010 – Yellowknife- in Partnership with the Northern Air Transport Association
• February 22-23, 2010- Toronto- partnership TBD
• February 24-25, 2010 – Hamilton- in partnership with Cargojet
• March 10-11, 2010 - Dartmouth- in partnership with Nova Scotia Community College
• March 29-30, 2010 - Brampton - in partnership with Brampton Flying Club
• April 13-14, 2010 - Quebec City - in partnership with Helicopter Association of Canada.  Click here to view more information.
• May 6-7 2010 - Ottawa - in partnership with Algonquin College.Click here to view more information.
• May 19-20, 2010 - Vancouver- in partnership with British Columbia Aviation Council and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.  Click here to view more information.
• June 9-10, 2010 - Buttonville - in partnership with AvAd.  Click here to view more information.

Click here to read about sessions held in January 2010. 

Please contact Glenn Priestley for further information or by calling 613-727-8272 ext 258.

Canadian Propeller has recently added the maintenance of turbine aircraft governors to their service capabilities.

Throughout the month of October, Plane Talk Consulting will deliver three sets of workshops focusing on Dealing with the Regulator.  Two of these workshops will also feature Recurrent Human Factors training. 

Roger Beebe
Plane Talk Consulting
planetalkconsulting@gmail.com
Phone: (204) 388 6884     

Workshop Dates and Locations            

October 13, 2009
Dealing With Regulators & Recurrent Human Factors Training
Elite Aviation in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. 
Please note that a Human Factors recurrent training workshop is also offered at this session.  This is a short and snappy four hour review of human factors. Learn from his 45 years of experience as Roger explains how human factors affect our performance. 
For further details please contact Ron Cockrane at (306) 922-2877.

October 22, 2009
Dealing With Regulators
Manitoba Aviation Council in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 
For further details please contact Bill Zuk at (204) 774-2580.

October 30, 2009
Dealing With Regulators & Recurrent Human Factors Training
Yorkton Aircraft Service in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. 
Please note that a Human Factors recurrent training workshop is also offered at this session.  This is a short and snappy four hour review of human factors. Learn from his 45 years of experience as Roger explains how human factors affect our performance.
For further details please contact Cheryl Denesowych at (800)-776-4656.

Click here to view the workshop flyer.

GMP Group  Conferences  is hosting its second RSVP  Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing  Conference in Florida on November 12^th-13^th 2009.

Our second in the series, Fall - 09 Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Conference, we will again focus on manufacturing, supply chain, and operational excellence for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, particular focus will feature cost reduction initiatives and increased collaboration with channel partners in aerospace sector in North America.

The over arching goal and objective is to facilitate aerospace OEMs and supplier benchmarking current initiative for the purposing of driving real time efficiency and competitiveness throughout the enterprise, in today’s economic down turn, tier 1 OEMs must adopt innovative ways to deliver products to market faster, efficiently and more cost effective.

Click here for more information.

To download the brochure click here.

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council in partnership with the Air Transport Association of Canada are looking for attendees who may be BC based pilots or air operators as well as those who operate flight schools and train commercial pilots.  We wold like to encourage Float plane operators as well as individuals who are both pilot and AME.  Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing pilots are welcome to attend. 

Click here for more details. 

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is offering a Human Factors (Initial Training) course before its 2009 Forum & AGM at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax.

Join other industry members for this special two-day HF Initial Training course on Tuesday, October 20 and Wednesday October 21, 2009. then stay for the CAMC Forum events focusing on HR Solutions (Wednesday evening to Friday noon). CAMC’s highly qualified trainers provide comprehensive and effective training through a variety of techniques that are informative, interactive and 100% geared to the aviation and aerospace industry. 

This course is closed.

On August 25 and 26, important meetings of aviation professionals will take place in Toronto and Winnipeg. As a stakeholder in commercial aviation, your opinion is important.

Thank you

Glenn Priestley

Commencing on June 29, CoF vignettes produced by the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association (CAPA), Canada Aviation Museum, NAV CANADA, and the Air Force, will be shown on Tim Hortons Digital Menu Boards at their 2,800 stores across Canada.

On July 20th, an important meeting of aviation professionals will take place in Calgary at the Sandman Calgary Airport Hotel.  As a stakeholder in commercial aviation, your opinion is important.

Thank you

Glenn Priestley

Calgary will be the host city for the World Skills 2009 competition and, for the first time ever, Aircraft Maintenance will be one of the more than 40 trades that will be competing in this international event.

Click here to read more.

CAMC has issued an RFP to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide research services related to the identification of occupations that are involved with the operation of an airport. 

The Airport Occupation Rationalization project will focus on developing a sector study to comprehend and define the human resource issues facing this important sub-sector. Airports vary in size, complexity and governance structure. By consulting and engaging the airport industry leaders and stakeholders through a sector study, this project will provide the industry with a useful overview of key human resource issues associated with airport occupations, as well as recommendations for further deliberations by the stakeholders.

Click Here for full details.

CAMC has issued an RFP to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide Research services related to performing an update of the Human Resource Study of the Commercial Pilot in Canada. 

The objective of the Request for Proposals for phase one of the Update of the Human Resource Study of the Commercial Pilot in Canada is to engage a research contractor to perform a nation-wide scan of the aviation industry in Canada, analyzing its breadth and scope, as well as its challenges and potentials. Analyzing society’s perception of aviation as a career, as well as quantifying the current supply and quality of commercial pilots, identification of required future skill and knowledge, as well as estimating the demand for future pilots will be a key focus of this research.

April 23–24, 2009 Montreal, Quebec

• 5 hours of in-class study.
• 3 hours of HANDS-ON training! (Please bring your own helmet.)
• Expert ITA Instructor.

CAMC has issued an RFP to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide services related to the development of a bilingual aviation and aerospace career and sector information video for use in many settings including the classroom, trade shows, career fairs and the CAMC youth web site.  The project incorporates all aspects of video production including, but not limited to, research, developing a concept, writing of the script, securing live footage and interviews at aviation and aerospace organization, filming, editing, and development of final product(s).

Click Here for full details.

CAMC requires a Full Time Project Manager in Ottawa, Canada with an anticipated start date of 2009-01-05.  The Project Manager Plans, implements, monitors and oversees the completion of projects and their deliverables, ensuring effective management of scope, resources, time, cost, quality, risk and communications. Develops and presents proposals to funding partners. Builds relationships with key stakeholders in the industry, the government, and the education system.

Job Title: CAMC Project Manager
Type: Fulltime
Location: Ottawa, ON
Start Date: 2009-01-05

CAMC has issued an RFP to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide services related to performing a sector scan of all associations, councils, or similar organizations in the aviation, aerospace and space industry and, using this scan, produce a gap analysis for CAMC.  

Click Here for full details.

Who Should Attend

Welding and production management personnel, forepersons, inspectors, engineers, supervisors and those whose activities involve welding and control of aluminum welding operations. The session is designed to provide detailed information on current aluminum welding issues and how to prevent them and then provide opportunities to try the ideas presented using state of the art equipment. Bring your helmet, bring your parts, bring your problems… Try the Technology.

What's On the Agenda

8-8:30           Registration
8:30-10         Characteristics and Metallurgy of Aluminum Alloys and the  
                     Production of Aluminum Semi-Fabricated Products
10-10:15       Break
10:15-12       Metal Preparation and Handling for Aluminum Welding
12-12:45       Lunch
12:45-2:30    Weld Quality Issues, Establishing a Weld Procedure Specification 
                      and Safety Issues of Aluminum Arc Welding
2:30-2:45      Break
2:45-4:30      Aluminum Welding - Try the Technology (Lab Session)

Dates

January 20, 2009 New Brunswick Community College
February 25, 2009  Durham College, Skills Training Centre
March 10, 2009  Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Download PDF Registration Form

 ·         You can complete the online survey anytime between 29 September and 17 October.

 ·         Just log on to:
https://secure.i-skillsuite.com/camc-ccea

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is soliciting input from interested parties who would like to participate in the creation of written reports in relation to CAMC’s Aviation, Aerospace and Space Labour Market Information System (LMIS).  CAMC has recently completed the build of a Labour Market Information System database, which was built with the input from many aviation and aerospace stakeholders.  CAMC plans to use the collected LMI data to develop individual LMI reports, as well as to publish an annual consolidated LMI report.

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is soliciting input from interested parties who would like to participate in the creation of written reports in relation to CAMC’s Aviation, Aerospace and Space Labour Market Information System (LMIS). Included below are specific details regarding the necessary requirements that must be met (item #3). Organizations or individuals who meet the mandatory requirements (item #4) to participate are invited to indicate their interest by September 19, 2008 by replying to the undersigned. 

• Review the data collection methodology
• Summarize the LMIS reports together in order to create a complete LMI overview
• Review the complete data set which has been collected by the LMIS as well as the 15 individual reports produced
• Analyze the initial reports/data and produce a preliminary written national report with supporting graphics
• Provide one update of the initial report, to include additional data collected and to summarize national and regional information into a concise report
• Comment on which sub-sectors and regions provided data

4. Mandatory Requirements

• Economist, with supporting education
• Substantial experience in detailed economic analysis
• Strong writing and reporting skills
• Qualifications in labour market analysis

Please join members of CAMC’s Board of Directors and staff for a golf tournament and dinner at the beautiful Greensmere Golf and Country Club in Carp, Ontario (near Ottawa) (www.greensmere.com). Download PDF

Golf Tournament Information 

**Please note that the survey is now closed.  Please stay tuned for results.

This RFP is issued to solicit proposals from interested and qualified persons and organizations to provide services related to competency profile development, gap analysis and mentoring program development related to aviation Safety Management Systems. Download PDF

OTTAWA: On behalf of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), Steve Dick, Chief Executive Officer, is pleased to announce the following appointments to its Board of Directors for 2005-06.

Gerry Mandarello, Marketing Manager with L-3 Communications, has been appointed to the newly created position on the Board as Corporate Member at Large.

LCol Simon Sukstorf, Commandant of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE) at Canadian Forces Base Borden, is the Board’s new Department of National Defence (DND) representative.

Lane Trotter, Dean of Transportation at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), is the new representative for the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC).

CAMC extends its thanks and appreciation to LCol Harry Kowal, who served as the previous DND representative from June 2004 to August 2005.

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is an all stakeholder, not-for-profit organization responsible for the human resources strategy for the aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing industry in Canada.

Click her to view the CAMC Board of Directors 2005-06

Contact CAMC:
Kita Szpak
Manager, Corporate Communications
Ph: 613-727-8272 ext. 262
kszpak@camc.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OTTAWA: The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) Board of Directors has announced a change in the CAMC leadership team. Effective September 13, 2005, Steve Dick is no longer Chief Executive Officer of CAMC. The Board wishes Steve much success in his future endeavours.

A new Chief Executive Officer will be announced in the coming weeks. In the interim, the CAMC Board of Directors has appointed Les Aalders as Acting Executive Director, to oversee the daily operations of the secretariat.

The Board looks forward to continued success at CAMC, and has complete faith in the CAMC secretariat fulfilling the ambitious plans and efforts already underway or about to be implemented.

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For further information please contact:

Les Aalders
Acting Executive Director
Ph: 613-233-7727 ext. 308
E-mail: laalders@atac.ca

Kita Szpak
Manager, Corporate Communications
Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
Ph: 613-727-8272 ext. 262 or 1-800-448-9715
E-mail: kszpak@camc.ca

Published 2005/10/18

MONTRÉAL: The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) announced last Thursday the launch of five new National Occupational Standards for workers in aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing at its 14^th Annual Forum “Ramping Up for Growth”:

• Structures Assembler
• Composite Fabricator
• Electrical/Electronic Assembler
• Aircraft Mechanical Assembler
• Aviation Maintenance Manager

CAMC champions and leads initiatives to develop the overall strength and economic well-being of the industry through the development of its workforce.  By focusing on practical results-oriented professional development, CAMC has created the only national certification and credentialing system in Canada for aviation and aerospace workers.

National Occupational Standards form the foundation for this system: these standards define the skills, knowledge and competencies required to perform the duties of an occupation.

The Structures Assembler, Composite Fabricator, Electrical/Electronic Assembler, and Aircraft Mechanical Assembler National Occupational Standards address the current need by industry to develop nationally certified manufacturing programs for the aerospace sector.  These standards will compliment and augment the existing group of nationally recognized programs and establish a basis for certifying qualified assemblers and fabricators employed within the aviation and aerospace manufacturing sector.

The creation of the Aviation Maintenance Manager Standard will, for the first time, give workers in the maintenance sector a set of standards and a certification process in which they can base their career development en route to managerial positions.  The standard has been established at three levels for personnel advancing from worker-level positions (e.g., Technician, Mechanic, AME) to entry-level managers (e.g., Leadhand, Supervisor, Cell Leader), as well as the next two levels or tiers, including Department Director and Director of Maintenance.

“The release of the five new National Occupational Standards is key to supporting the environment we now find ourselves in - Ramping Up for Growth! The standards’ development has been very well supported by stakeholders within many of the companies that will now be able to take full advantage of them,” says Les Aalders, CAMC’s Acting Executive Director.

“The Aviation Maintenance Manager standard, in particular, is a valuable addition to our certification and credentialing system, as we have heard from many individuals over the years that this is something our industry has been missing.”

The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is a national, all-stakeholder, not-for-profit organization established in 1991 for the development of the human resources strategy for the aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing industry. 

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For more information, please contact:

Les Aalders, Acting Executive Director
Ph: 613-233-7727 ext. 308
E-mail: laalders@atac.ca

Jake Bruneau, Senior Project Manager
Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
Ph: 613-727-8272 ext. 259 or 1-800-448-9715
E-mail: jbruneau@camc.ca

Wayne Harvey, Project Manager
Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
Ph: 613-727-8272 ext. 224 or 1-800-448-9715
E-mail: wharvey@camc.ca

OTTAWA:- Canada’s innovative and growing aviation and aerospace industries are looking for new recruits and have found a pool of over 25,000 youth who are already interested in all things “air”. The Air Cadet League of Canada (ACLC) is pleased to announce that memoranda of understanding have been signed with both the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) and the Canadian Aerospace Associations Human Resource Alliance (CAAHRA). These signings are a significant step on the part of their participants to work together to encourage young people to choose careers in aviation and aerospace.

These agreements mean that the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council will make learning tools and the industry-based Aviation Maintenance Orientation Program (AMOP) available to optional training courses of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. On its part, the Canadian Aerospace Associations Human Resource Alliance will ensure that the highest caliber of sufficient numbers of new career entrants are available to drive the future growth and prosperity of the aviation industry.

Air Cadet League of Canada President Lionel Bourgeois stated that, "I see these partnerships as a major turning point for Air Cadets. In 1941, we started training youngsters for the future defence of Canada. Now it is our country's aviation industries and activities that need future manpower support. Our Cadets will have more useful and useable aviation activities while cadets and build on their future employment opportunities – it’s a WIN-WIN arrangement."

“Canada's aerospace and aviation industries offer a tremendous range of career opportunities for young people today, and the demand for knowledgeable, enthusiastic people is growing as our industries expand and as our current employees retire over the next decade or so,” said Chair Rod Jones for Canadian Aerospace Associations Human Resource Alliance. “Being an Air Cadet already shows an interest in things related to airplanes and flying, and we want to help broaden and support the Air Cadets' knowledge and interest. Industry firms will both contribute and gain from this Alliance with the Air Cadet League of Canada."

"We are pleased that ACLC will recognize CAMC as the national, certification, credentialing and accrediting authority for aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing," added Les Aalders, the Council's acting Executive Director. "This allows us to work together in establishing centres of excellence for the delivery of high quality-based aviation maintenance orientation training."

The official signings of the Memoranda of Understanding took place at the Air Cadet League of Canada’s Semi-Annual Meeting on Friday, November 18th 2005.

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OTTAWA: Transport Canada has now officially recognized CAMC’s curricula for Aircraft Structures Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Technician and Avionics Maintenance Technician in meeting the training requirements for Canadian Aviation Regulation 566 (CAR 566) as delivered by an Approved Training Organization (ATO).

More information can be obtained here: Basic Training Courses for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

OTTAWA:

Les Aalders Acting Executive Director of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is pleased to announce, on behalf of the Board of Directors, the appointment of Bill Zoeller as the new Executive Director as of May 1, 2006.

Click here to download a PDF format

Published 2006/05/04

DARMOUTH: This morning at an aerospace industry forum in Dartmouth, Les Aalders, past Acting Executive Director of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), announced the awarding of national accreditation to Nova Scotia Community College’s (NSCC) aircraft maintenance engineering program.

CAMC is an all-stakeholder, not-for-profit organization responsible for the human resources strategy for aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing in Canada. As the aviation industry's sector council, CAMC champions and encourages initiatives to develop the overall strength and economic well-being of the industry through the development of National Occupational Standards for skilled occupations; professional certification for workers; the development of curriculum standards and accredited programs for training institutions; youth orientation programs; best-of-practice training; retraining, recruitment, and retention strategies for the future.

Today’s national accreditation is a positive step for aerospace education. “CAMC accreditation assures industry and students that a program meets or exceeds the national standards in terms of content, administration, resources, faculty and facilities. Accreditation also helps to ensure that graduates of the program are well-prepared and have a solid foundation of knowledge and skill prior to entering the workforce.”

NSCC’s Aircraft Maintenance Engineer program offers excellent hands-on instruction and uses actual aircraft to develop skills for the repair and maintenance of airframes, engines and associated systems for airplanes and helicopters.

NSCC President, Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair was on hand to accept the certificate of program accreditation from CAMC. “At NSCC we strive to support our students’ success everyday,” says McArthur-Blair. “We believe their success is strengthened through high-quality programs, and strong linkages with industry. It is in this spirit, that on behalf of NSCC, I am pleased to accept the CAMC accreditation for the aircraft maintenance engineering program.”

The aviation industry is taking off, creating an unprecedented demand for trained Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. There are more than 6,000 people employed in the aerospace and defence industry in Nova Scotia. The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Nova Scotia expects that with the current skills shortage and the expected retirement of baby boomers in the next five years, between 850 and 1,000 skilled people will be needed to replace those who are leaving as well as meet the growth projections in the industry.

By 2007, one-third of new jobs in Canada will require a skilled trade or college diploma. That's 20,000 unfilled jobs. This number will grow to 50,000 by 2010. The demand is evident in Nova Scotia - 90 per cent of Nova Scotia Community College's graduates are employed; 81 per cent in their field of study.

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Contact:
Sara Napier, NSCC, (902) 491-6781/222-5471
Sara.Napier@nscc.ca Kita Szpak, CAMC, (613) 727-8272 ext. 262, kszpak@camc.ca

Published 2006/10/02

Members and vendors are asked to be on the alert for false credit cards bearing a CAMC logo (old or current). Please be aware that CAMC currently issues no credit cards bearing the CAMC logo. All such cards are either expired or fraudulent.

Please report any use or attempted use of such cards to CAMC (1-800-448-9715) and to Phonebusters, The Canadian Anti-fraud Call Centre, (http://www.phonebusters.com, 1-888-495-8501); the file number is 415107.

A sample fraudulent card is depicted below.

OTTAWA: The Board of Directors of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Donald as CAMC’s Executive Director effective January 1, 2008. Download Press Release - PDF

The closing date for submission is October 26, 2007 at 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time.

If you have any questions please contact Marc Bouwhuis at 1-800-448-9715, ext. 258 or mbouwhuis@camc.ca.

The workshop facilitator will provide workshop facilitation, profile production and assistance in task analysis review and validation. The final product is a comprehensive review that identifies the latest duties, tasks, knowledge, skills and traits related to the specific occupation identified. CAMC is in the process of accepting proposals for this work.

The closing date for submission is October 26, 2007 at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.

If you have any questions please contact Marc Bouwhuis at 1-800-448-9715, ext. 258 or mbouwhuis@camc.ca.

Published 2007/07/20
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for consulting services for the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) for the coordination and delivery of the Canadian Aerospace/Aviation Industry – Air Cadet Action Plan project. This work includes, but is not limited to, coordination and facilitation of roundtable working sessions across Canada with representation from the Canadian aerospace and aviation Industry, provincial industry associations, the Air Cadet League of Canada (ACLC) and the Department of National Defence (DND) Directorate of Cadets. These roundtable working sessions will identify current youth activities and programs, and will define future integrated youth programs and initiatives to maximize the use of current resources for youth engagement in the industry. This activity will be managed as part of CAMC’s Skilled Workforce for the Future youth project.

The closing date for submission is August 3, 2007 at 11h00 (11AM).

If you have any questions please contact Theresa Davis-Woodhouse at 1-800-448-9715, ext. 247 or tdaviswoodhouse@camc.ca 

Published 2007/07/14 - PDF
The Executive Director is responsible for the administration and implementation of the Council’s Strategic Plan, and the day-to-day management of the Ottawa-based CAMC Secretariat. The ideal candidate must have several years of management experience, preferably in the aviation or aerospace industry. The successful candidate will possess a sound appreciation of the issues facing the industry, strong leadership qualities, financial and administrative management strength, and superior interpersonal and communication skills. The energetic and enthusiastic candidate must be able to deal effectively with diverse stakeholders, be diplomatic and consultative, and be able to reconcile the divergent priorities of the various stakeholder communities. The candidate must have a strong professional presence, resourcefulness and credibility. He or she must also be innovative, resourceful, a self-starter and, ideally, fluent in both English and French.

Published 2007/07/04
Please note that on Fridays in July and August CAMC will be closing at 12:00 p.m. Our regular office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Published 2007/06/07 - PDF
Earlier today I notified the Co-chairs of the CAMC Board of Directors of my intention to resign as the Executive Director of CAMC. Over the last year I have received such positive support from the CAMC membership that I felt it important to inform you immediately. I will continue to offer tactical leadership to CAMC over the coming months and, after a suitable transition time, finish up by the Annual General Meeting in October.

Published 2007/06/03
Do you have your AME M, S, or E license or are working towards obtaining your license? Are you willing to relocate? The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council, working together with the Northern Air Transport Association, would like to welcome resumes for job opportunities in Canada's north.

Please forward your resume to northernopportunities@camc.ca as early as possible.