Pass the Torch has supported the Youth in Aviation Brevard organization for the past two years. This organization is based out of Eau Gallie High School and is led by Aviation Educator William McInnish.
The Aerospace/Aviation Assembly and Fabrication Career and Technology Education (CTE) program at Eau Gallie High School. This program, includes maintenance, fabrication, and human relations skills. 100% of the students who have taken this program now work at several prestigious locations or the military.
How Does This Organization Help Kids?
Youth in Aviation Brevard had 100% job placement last four years of completing students going into Military Aviation, being accepted into College Engineering Programs at schools like FIT, UCF, Embry Riddle and others, and direct placement to jobs.
Some of the companies that hire their completing students are Boeing Aircraft, Embraer Aircraft Corp, L3Harris Aerospace, STS AreoMod, Piper Aircraft Corp, Collins Aerospace, and at the Space Center with Blue Origin and SpaceX, and ULA.
Students learn soft skills that will benefit them in whatever career they go into. It also gives them a sense of belonging to a tight group whose friendship will last a lifetime because of the teamwork skills they are involved with during the Program.
Governor Ron DeSantis with Bill McInnish at a press conference at the Eau Gallie High School Aviation hangar to announce he is asking the legislature for $75 million dollars of stimulus money for vocational programs for high school students and post secondary Florida residents.
Recent photos of students in the community
AVIATION PROGRAM IN ACTION AT EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL
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ABOUT THE FOUNDER & AVIATION INSTRUCTOR - BILL MCINNISH
McInnish has taught at Eau Gallie High School since 2015 where he established the Aviation Fabrication and Assembly program, the first program of its kind in the nation. By providing hands-on engineering experience with real planes, the program awards high school students with National Aerospace/Aircraft Assembly certifications, enabling them to find work as entry-level aircraft technicians right out of high school.
“We provide students with a roadmap and a destination, requiring they need only apply themselves and stay the course,” McInnish said. “For students accepted into this program, there is a well-paying job with future opportunities available. My seniors are hired well before they graduate, and their employers have programs set-up to immediately commence further training and advancement.”