MBA student launches OU-inspired aviation training

A former aircraft engineer and Open University MBA student plans to make the airline industry safer and more accessible by changing how employees at all levels are trained.
 
Claudio Marturano, a former chief engineer for Bombardier Q400, has launched Nubis Aviation Training to ensure pilots, maintenance crew and ground staff are properly trained in a flexible, cost-effective way.
 
Nubis’s training model, based on online and distance learning that is carried out continuously to meet European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards, was inspired by Marturano’s study with The Open University in the UK.

The OU is known for its flexible teaching model and focus on part-time students.
 
The Nubis Aviation team will be at Pilots Career Europe 2019 in Berlin this week to introduce the concept to pilots and industry representatives.
 
Claudio Marturano (pictured right) said:

“Airlines and maintenance, repair and operations companies face significant challenges to ensure employees meet industry requirements and are compliant with training standards: the workforce is constantly moving around; it’s expensive to hire venues, and staff are unavailable to work for chunks of time while training.
 
“Research shows that continuous learning increases knowledge retention and productivity: that’s what we’ve based the Nubis Aviation Training support system on. Training can be carried out anywhere in the world, whenever employees have time and space to focus.
 
“I started an MBA at The Open University by studying part-time while managing over 200 employees and 15 aircraft. I realised this flexible model of learning should be used in the aviation industry for regulatory training required by the European Aviation Safety Agency.”

Derek Goldman, Knowledge Exchange Manager at The Open University in Scotland, said:

“Our students are a constant source of inspiration to us with all that they achieve and it’s great that the OU has also influenced Claudio’s thinking. With 50 years of experience helping students in work to develop the skills they need, it’s clear to us that flexible lifelong learning has a critical role to play in developing the skills our economy needs.”
 
Claudio added:

“Nubis delivers EASA-recognised courses and support in Human Factors, Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), Fuel Tank Safety, and we also develop specific training on a case-by-case basis. Our support and continuous learning platform is innovative to the industry and can be tailored for all in-house, specialty and regulatory training needs.
 
“We want to respond to the needs of the industry. Pilots, for example, have many needs with regard to mental health as evident from a number of high-profile crashes in recent years. We are developing a mindfulness training tool that can be used by pilots in the cockpit to manage stress and bring focus.”
 
More information about Nubis Aviation Training