Training and Workforce
Bell Boot Camp Grows Next Crop of Engineers

Bell Helicopter is growing its own. The Textron subsidiary is using its innovative “boot camp” for college engineering majors to keep its talent pipeline full and to promote aerospace careers.

Last year Bell CEO John Garrison challenged the aviation industry to arrest the exodus of its best engineering talent to the likes of Google and Apple. Since 2008, Bell has been doing its part in this effort by conducting an “engineering boot camp” for selected college sophomores and juniors during their spring breaks. Students are given real-world engineering problems to solve on actual Bell design and manufacturing programs. Graduates are given the opportunity to apply for multi-year Bell internships, and some are eventually hired as full-time company employees.

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