Marek Darecki, June 2014

Transforming Podkarpacie Province

into Aviation Valley, based on

a comprehensive system of education

Polish aerospace industry transformation

Restructuring Technology R+D Privatisation

Aviation Valley

2003 2014

Members 18 115

Employment 9 000 23 000

Sales 0,2 B$ $ 2 B$

employment companies

>1000 4

500 -1000 6

200 - 500 12

50 - 200 23

> 50 67

Ukraine

Russia

Belorus

Germany

Czech

Republic Slovakia

Supply chain

Landing gears, Goodrich Krosno

Bushings , Ultratech Forging, ZKM Stalowa Wola

Polish F-16, engines assembled at WSK

Rzeszów, landing gears made by Goodrich

Krosno

Strategy of Aviation Valley

Research and Development

New investors

New production programs

Universities / Aeronet

High schools, grammar schools / CEKSO, „Flying physics”

Primary schools / „Tech University for children”

System of education in Aviation Valley

Aviation Valley talents

23 000 employees / 5 000 engineers working for Aviation Valley

4 000 new employees in the next 4 years / 1 000 engineers

Comprehensive local education system

Critical importance of skills and talents

Inspiration, concept and driving force / aerospace industry

Regional solution

Technical University

for children

Training Centers

Flying physics

Industry / Academia partnership

Material Laboratory

Internships

9 -12 years old

children

13 - 18 years old

high schools pupils

University students

Universities

Rzeszów Technical University / Aeronautic faculty

Centre of Advanced Technology „Aeronet Aviation Valley”

Material Laboratory of Aviation Valley, 20M€

InnoLot, R&D Program (Polish Clean Sky), 120M€

Internships for 650 students per year

Regional training centers / CEKSO 1

12 Regional Training Centers

Coupled with local technical high schools

25M€ of investment

Main focus - aerospace

Expertise

CNC operators

NDT inspectors

quality inspectors

special processes

Close collaboration with industry

Regional training centers / CEKSO 1

Optimization program / CEKSO 2

To take full benefit from new education infrastructure

To understand gaps (benchmark Lufthansa Technik)

To shorten period of post-school adaptation of students

To adjust education curricula to industry needs

To train trainers and professors (Tech University)

Flying physics

No-technical high schools

13 -18 year old pupils

To build interest in aeronautics

2 hour basic awareness trainings

12 700 pupils

Technical University for children

5 years of activity / bi-weekly

Collaboration with the Technical University of Rzeszow

9000 children

New developments

Exploratorium AvioBus