Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) plans to begin offering aircraft maintenance courses, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sylvie Mucyo has announced.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, November 10, Mucyo said the institution was reviewing its curriculum, with classes expected to begin in September 2027.
“The plan is to start in September next year,” she said.
Mucyo explained that the institution faces a shortage of Rwandan instructors qualified to teach aircraft maintenance and may initially recruit specialists from abroad.
She said some Rwandans had already been sent overseas for specialised training, while the institution was preparing others who could eventually teach the courses.
“There are new programmes we start without having many Rwandans trained in those fields. We begin with experts from outside Rwanda, while preparing Rwandans to teach,” she said.
Rwanda Polytechnic has been expanding its academic programmes, offering two-year Diploma courses, three-year Advanced Diploma courses and four-year Bachelor’s degree programmes.
The institution already offers aviation-related training. In March 2026, it launched Advanced Diploma programmes in Airline and Airport Management and Logistics and Supply Chain Management at its Kigali College.
The programmes were developed in partnership with the World Bank Group through the Priority Skills for Growth and Youth Empowerment Project.
During the launch, the institution also unveiled an airport simulator workshop and a smart classroom where students can practise passenger handling, airport operations and other aviation services.
The planned aircraft maintenance courses would cover a different area of aviation training, focusing on the technical work involved in maintaining aircraft.
The announcement comes as Rwanda continues constructing its new international airport in Bugesera, one of the country’s major aviation infrastructure projects.
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