05/07/2024
Congratulations Payton!
Congratulations to CV-TEC’s Newly Certified Aerospace Coating Applicator Specialists (ACAS)!
Seven (7) CV-TEC Automotive Collision Repair Technology students recently earned their FAA Approved Aerospace Coating Applicator Specialist (ACAS) Certification and were will be awarded their certificates by representatives of BETA Technologies. The certificate awards presentation will be held at this year’s Adirondack Career Connect Event at the SUNY Plattsburgh Field House on May 9, 2024.
Congratulations to Payton McIntyre (Chazy), Dominick Barnaby (NAC), Ethan Crowningshield (AVCS), Justin Senecal (AVCS), David LaVarnway (Beekmantown), Ryan Cross (AVCS) and Ethan Taylor (AVCS), who were selected to participate in the second accelerated training cohort which began in February of 2024.
CV-TEC’s partnership with aerospace company BETA Technologies provides a unique opportunity for CV-TEC students to train alongside BETA’s Aerospace Paint Industry experts and work toward a professional Aerospace Coatings Applicator Specialist (ACAS) certification. This specialized training opportunity is an accelerated enrichment pathway for students enrolled in the NYSED CTE Approved CV-TEC Automotive Collision Repair Technology two-year program of study. Certification is granted when candidates successfully complete the CV-TEC/BETA ACAS technical program and qualifies the graduates for aerospace coating application roles across the aerospace industry. The program is taught by two ACAS-certified BETA engineers - including the original creator of the FAA approved certification course curriculum - as well as ACAS Certified CV-TEC teacher, Jacoby Richards.
BETA Technologies is an electric aerospace company that is developing all-electric aircraft and a multimodal charging infrastructure to support it. The Company has headquarters in Burlington, Vermont, and a flight test facility at Plattsburgh International Airport, where it conducts flight testing of its two prototype electric aircraft designs. BETA has also begun developing its charging infrastructure throughout New York, with six chargers either online or in development across the state. These sites join the growing network of BETA chargers from Vermont to Arkansas to Florida.
