Moriah Aviation Training Centre (MATC), is an aviation training school in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
, that provides training for prospective pilots, cabin crew staff, aviation customer managers and related courses in the aviation industry.
Location
The headquarters of the school are located along ''Bubuli Road'', in Nkumba Parish, Katabi sub-county, Busiro County,
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.
Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...
, approximately , by road, north-east of the
central business district
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of
Entebbe
Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. The c ...
, the nearest large town. This is approximately , by road, south-west of downtown
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, the capital and largest city of Uganda. 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).
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.
Courses
, the following courses are offered at MATC:
(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.
See also
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Uganda Aviation School
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East African Civil Aviation Academy
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List of aviation schools in Uganda
This is a list of aviation schools in Uganda
# East African Civil Aviation Academy: Soroti: 1971
# Uganda Aviation School: Kampala: 2011
# Moriah Aviation Training Centre: Abayita Ababiri: 2015
# Pangea Aviation Academy: Kajjansi: 1997
# ...
References
External links
Website of Moriah Aviation Training Centre
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Wakiso District
Aviation schools
Aviation schools in Uganda
Education companies established in 2015
2015 establishments in Uganda