The Future of Education

Edition 15

Accepted Abstracts

Increasing Corporate University Training Options within Aerospace

Matthew Hudson, Pepperdine University (United States)

Abstract

Aerospace companies in Southern California and other places are losing retiring baby boomers and job-switching millennials, putting the industry’s future at risk. Engaging employees could address this problem and corporate universities are a unique way of engagement. This study shows how these organizations can develop in-house corporate universities and offer education as part of their benefits.  Corporate education can build a stronger organizational culture as a means to increase employee engagement and provide essential industry skills to current and future employees.

Before founding universities, the companies must understand and untangle their current culture and situation by using Schmieder’s (2007) SPELIT model. John Kotter’s eight-step change model is incorporated as a path toward change. Active, adult learners in these corporate universities who form Communities Of Practice (COPs) within their specific aerospace field as part of the education process can help make corporate aerospace universities a success.

Historical and current corporate and aerospace education is studied to provide ideas to innovative aerospace corporations on how to charter these corporate universities and successfully train and retain young employees for future growth.

Keywords: Millennials, baby boomers, retirement, turnover, employee benefits, Kotter’s eight-steps, SPELIT, Communities Of Practice (COPs), corporate education, corporate culture.

Back to the list

REGISTER NOW

Reserved area


Media Partners:

Click BrownWalker Press logo for the International Academic and Industry Conference Event Calendar announcing scientific, academic and industry gatherings, online events, call for papers and journal articles
Pixel - Via Luigi Lanzi 12 - 50134 Firenze (FI) - VAT IT 05118710481
    Copyright © 2024 - All rights reserved

Privacy Policy

Webmaster: Pinzani.it