2025 Annual Conference

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Where available, slide decks and recordings of each session are linked below.

Monday, March 17: General Sessions

Session I: What Have We Done for You Lately? (recording)

Session II: An Update from Washington (recording)

Session III: Bridging the Gap: Straight Talk (recording)

Session IV: The Pipeline Report  (recording)

Tuesday, March 18: Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1. Regulatory Update from FAA Safety Standards

Breakout 2. FAA Testing: A Comprehensive Look at the Certification System 

Breakout 3. Revising Airman Certification Standards: Recommendations to Improve Maintenance Training 

Breakout 4. Increasing Access to FAA Oral and Practical Testing

Breakout 5. Implementing Safety Management Systems Into an A&P Program

Breakout 6. ATEC Academy: Empowering Excellence in Aviation Education (recording)

Breakout 7. Leveraging Industry-Based Certifications to Meet FAA Airman Certification Standards

Breakout 8. Analyzing the A&P Instructor Shortage and Pathways to Solutions

Breakout 9. Preparing the Workforce for Urban Air Mobility

Breakout 10. Bridging the Gap: Industry-Education Collaboration to Enhance A&P Training

Breakout 11. Happenings on the Hill: Legislative Wins and Workforce Development Initiatives 

Breakout 12. Employer-Based Training: Expanding Access to Aircraft Maintenance Careers

Breakout 13. Adopting Immersive Technologies: Training the Next Generation of Technicians (recording)

Breakout 14. Discover Choose Aerospace

Breakout 15. Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools Utilizing Choose Aerospace (recording)

Breakout 16. Building Beyond the Basics: Transforming Education with the Choose Aerospace Curriculum

Breakout 17. A Targeted Approach to English Training for Maintenance Technicians

Breakout 18. Increasing A&P Certification Rates: Driving the Next Generation of Technicians

Breakout 19. Teaching Tough Topics: Innovative Approaches to Challenging Concepts in A&P Education

Breakout 20. Launching Your A&P School: Navigating Costs, Equipment, Funding, and Regulations (recording)