Push for more young women to join aviation as sector grows

MOU to expose them to diverse career options, help them build strong networks

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan

As Singapore's aviation industry continues to grow in tandem with rising demand for air travel, a bigger push is being made to attract more young women to careers in aviation.

To that end, a pact was signed on Oct 10 between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Singapore chapter of Women in Aviation (WAI-SG).

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) aims to promote aviation-related experiential activities for young women and expose them to the diverse career opportunities in the sector.

As part of the pact, more will also be done to encourage young women interested in Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to apply these skills to aviation.

CAAS and WAI-SG will also collaborate to help young women build strong networks and professional relationships in the aviation sector.

At a dinner where the MOU was signed on Oct 10 at Orchard Hotel, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said the partnership was timely, as the aviation sector needs to hire more talent to power its growth.