Participants in the Russian market for commercial drones have proposed adding theoretical disciplines and practical training on unmanned aircraft to the curriculum of schoolchildren in Russia. It is reported by TASS with reference to the Vedomosti newspaper.
The publication refers to a letter from the Aeronext profile association to the Russian Ministry of Transport, which notes that the inclusion of drone classes in the basic general education program should help ensure Russia’s personnel sovereignty in the aviation sector. The authenticity of the document was confirmed to Vedomosti by the general director of the association, Gleb Babintsev. According to him, unmanned aircraft can become part of the school curriculum as part of the subject “Technology”.
Babintsev noted that the subject should be supplemented with modules that will allow schoolchildren to gain basic knowledge in the field of aviation. For example, within the framework of the program, it would be useful to study the types of structures and software for processing data from drones, the Aeronext CEO added to the publication.
Vedomosti notes that universities are already actively training specialists in the field of drones. The Ministry of Education and Science told the publication that the total number of students in programs related to the production, maintenance and operation of unmanned aerial systems is about 30 thousand people.
