Moriah Aviation Training Centre

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Moriah Aviation Training Centre
Type Private
Established2015
Location,
CampusUrban

Moriah Aviation Training Centre (MATC), is an aviation training school in Uganda, that provides training for prospective pilots, cabin crew staff, aviation customer managers and related courses in the aviation industry. [1]

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Location

The headquarters of the school are located along Bubuli Road, in Nkumba Parish, Katabi sub-county, Busiro County, Wakiso District, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), by road, north-east of the central business district of Entebbe, the nearest large town. [2] This is approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi), by road, south-west of downtown Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The geographical coordinates of the campus of Moriah Aviation Training Centre are: 00°06'07.0"N, 32°30'16.0"E (Latitude:0.101955; Longitude:32.504450). [4]

Overview

The training institution is privately owned. The school was established to address the shortage of flight professionals in Uganda and the region. Graduates of MATC usually find employment with local and regional airlines. [1]

Courses

As of March 2018, the following courses are offered at MATC: [5] (a) Flight Operations Dispatch Course (b) Aircraft Maint enance Engineers' Course (c) Flight Instructor Techniques Course (d) Technical Stores Management Course (d) Basic Airport Fire Fighting Course.

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References

  1. 1 2 Mbabaali, Desire (20 March 2018). "Aviation: a silently growing area". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. Globefeed.com (21 March 2018). "Distance between Post Office, Entebbe, Uganda and Moriah Aviation Training Centre". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. Globefeed.com (21 March 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Moriah Aviation Training Centre". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. Google (21 March 2018). "Location of the Campus of Moriah Aviation Training Centre" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. Moriah Aviation (21 March 2018). "Moriah Aviation Training Centre: Course Schedule 2017/2018". Entebbe: Moriah Aviation Training Centre. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

Coordinates: 00°06′07″N32°30′16″E / 0.10194°N 32.50444°E / 0.10194; 32.50444