Training and Workforce
AOPA Foundation Adds Mx, Manufacturing to School Program
Early testing of the new curriculum could take place in 2028

The AOPA Foundation’s High School Aviation STEM Curriculum is adding a maintenance and manufacturing pathway to complement the existing pilot, drone, and career preparation courses that have reached more than 130,000 students since 2016. Gregory and Cindy Kozmetsky’s GCK Legacy Fund is backing the new curriculum.

Designed to prepare students for careers in aviation maintenance and manufacturing, the program is supported by an advisory board of industry leaders and educators. There is no cost to participating schools.