(File photo by Somchai Poomlard)The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) has expanded its aircraft maintenance training centres from two to six locations to catch up with the growing demand for aircraft maintenance technicians in Thailand. Ovec's deputy secretary-general Wanich Oumsri said Ovec has recently opened four more aircraft maintenance training centres in Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani and Khon Kaen. "Earlier, Thailand had the capacity to train less than 100 aircraft maintenance technicians a year. But with the four new training centres, the number produced by Ovec can be raised to 180 per year," he said. Southeast Asia is also projected to be one of the highest passenger traffic growth markets worldwide.

Source: Bangkok Post May 10, 2017 23:15 UTC