Garuda Aerospace Introduces Equality Drone Training Program to Empower Individuals with Disabilities
by DRONELIFE Staff Author Walker Robinson
Garuda Aerospace, India’s lead drone manufacturer, has announced its Equality Drone Training program to strengthen diversity within the workforce. This system will enable individuals with disabilities to affix the UAV workforce.
Garuda Aerospace is partnering with Bharat Drone Association and National Drone Pilot Association to create this free program individually tailored for people with physical disabilities. This system consists of lessons in each the operation and maintenance of drones across quite a few industries including agriculture, surveillance, mapping, e-commerce, and delivery. Graduates of this system may have a comprehensive understanding of the UAV space, and helpful skills for going into the workforce.
The Equality Drone Training program has additional support from Varsha Kukreti Augustine, founder and CEO of AutoMicroUAS, an India-based UAV company. She said, “It has been a unbelievable journey providing drone exposure to students with special needs since 2015. Creating an inclusive learning environment is crucial to making sure that everybody has equal opportunities to learn and explore their potential. By offering drone training to students with special needs, Integrated Drone Training Academy (IDTA) provides them with a singular and exciting learning experience and empowers them to change into competent creators and contributors within the drone ecosystem. This inclusive approach helps break down barriers and promotes the concept everyone, no matter their abilities, can actively participate and excel in various fields. I’m happy with how IDTA has shaped and continues to offer opportunities for college kids with special must explore their interests and skills on this planet of drones.”
Because the drone industry continues to grow, access to equitable and inclusive training programs is becoming increasingly essential. Garuda Aerospace Equality Drone Training program is more likely to be the primary of many such programs to seem world wide.
“We’re proud to be an enabler on their journey of self-reliance and financial independence. We have now already welcomed 20 individuals from Chennai and can soon begin rolling this system out across India with an aim to skill a minimum of 10,000 individuals by 2025.” said Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO at Garuda Aerospace.
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