Training and Workforce
SME Honors Textron Aviation for Training Excellence
Textron invests in internships and career advancement
Textron receiving SME Award
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Textron Aviation has received the 2025 Excellence in Manufacturing Training Award from SME, a nonprofit focused on advancing manufacturing technologies and talent development across North America. The award recognizes Textron Aviation’s integration of employee development into its core business operations, and its leadership in manufacturing training.

A centerpiece of Textron Aviation’s workforce strategy is its Career and Learning Center, a $40 million facility in Wichita that offers immersive training to new hires. Featured in the center is a simulated manufacturing floor that supports up to eight weeks of technical instruction before employees move into production roles. The model is designed to ease the transition for new mechanics and improve productivity and retention.