A four-year contract between the RCAF and London, Ontario’s Fanshawe College will conduct Transport Canada-approved training courses for Aviation Systems Technicians, Avionics Systems Technicians and Aircraft Structures Technicians. The training will take place at 16 Wing’s Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE) at CFB Borden, roughly 75 kilometres northwest of Toronto. The contract is valued at $34.4 million.
“It is an innovative collaboration that benefits our personnel, the aerospace sector and Canada’s defence capabilities,” National Defence Minister David McGuinty said.
The training will align with both military and civil aerospace standards. RCAF instructors will be responsible for operational training, military standards and requirements specific to the military environment, while the academic component will be delivered by instructors from Fanshawe College’s Norton Wolf School of Aerospace, Information & Defence Technologies. Graduates of the program will receive civilian credentials along with military credentials.
“This partnership will enable our air technicians to earn recognized college credentials while continuing to meet the military training requirements essential to operational effectiveness,” Col. Wes Cunningham, commander of 16 Wing Borden said.
Although there are no longer any runways at CFB Borden, it is known as the first base where the RCAF, then known as the Royal Flying Corps Canada, was established in 1917. The base was then known as Camp Borden.
Photo caption: Master Corporal Justin Venditello explains the components of the new Cockpit Instrumentation System trainer at CFSATE in Borden, Ontario. The device is used to teach new Avionics Systems Technicians how to diagnose faults in aircraft and is one of several new systems coming on-line at the school as part of a major modernization effort. Photo credit: DND
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