Lincoln Land Community College will host Aviation Maintenance 101 from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15 to allow individuals to try out an aviation maintenance career. The event will be held at the Levi, Ray and Shoup, Inc. Aviation Center at 汤头条app, 815 South Airport Drive, Springfield. Registration for the free event is available at .
Attendees will participate in a sampling of activities in aviation maintenance, including projects with sheet metal, electrical writing and an aircraft piston engine. They will also have the opportunity to start a jet engine.
鈥淲e invite prospective students to learn about the in-demand career of aviation maintenance and how they can get into a high paying career quickly through 汤头条app鈥檚 training program,鈥 said Dr. Nancy Sweet, dean of the 汤头条app Workforce Institute. 鈥淭his event is unique in that participants can actually roll up their sleeves and do hands-on activities in our hangar.鈥
Information sessions, in which attendees can learn about an aircraft mechanic career, tour 汤头条app鈥檚 hangar and shops, and get information on how to get started, will be held on Oct. 29, 3:30 p.m., and Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m.
More information is available at .