Certificates and Letters of Appreciation Presented to Participants Who Completed the UAV Maintenance and Repair Training within the Scope of the UAVET Project
Within the scope of the European Union Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training (KA220-VET) Program, supported by the Turkish National Agency and coordinated by Balıkesir University with the partnership of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, the UAVET – Development of Professional Skills of Electromechanical Technicians for UAV Maintenance and Repair Project successfully completed its UAV Maintenance and Repair Training Program.
As part of the program, certificates were awarded to trainees who successfully completed the training, while letters of appreciation were presented to the trainers and researchers who contributed to the project.
The certificate and appreciation ceremony was held at the Conference Hall of the Faculty of Agriculture at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, with the participation of Rector Prof. Dr. R. Cüneyt Erenoğlu. The ceremony attracted strong interest from academics, project stakeholders, and trainees.
A total of 30 trainees who participated in the training program earned the UAVET Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Maintenance and Repair Certificate after completing 32 hours of face-to-face and hands-on training. The ceremony was attended by members of the project team, including Lecturer Dr. Cumali Yaşar, Prof. Dr. Cafer Türkmen, Dr. Faculty Member Can Aktaş, Research Assistant Dr. Tülay Dargut Güler, Lecturer Dr. Zafer Karadayı, and Lecturer Levent Özçağ.
Within the scope of the ceremony, letters of appreciation were also presented to MayFly Aviation for its technical and sectoral contributions to the project, to Aligül Bögün and Enver Meşe for providing technical support during the training process, and to the management of the Aviation Club for their active contribution to the training activities.
It was noted that a significant portion of the training content developed within the UAVET Project is supported by online, video-based learning materials. In this context, hundreds of training videos have been shared as open-access resources via the UAVET Project YouTube Channel, and these digital contents were emphasized as an important resource for the sustainability and wider impact of vocational education.
Through the training program, which was fully supported by face-to-face and practical activities, it was aimed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills required by the sector in areas such as UAV systems, maintenance and repair processes, fault diagnosis, electromechanical components, and service practices. The program also aimed to enhance the participants’ professional competencies and employability in the rapidly developing fields of civil aviation and drone technologies.
With its university–industry collaboration-centered structure and practice-oriented vocational training model, the UAVET Project stands out as one of the exemplary projects in its field.
