5.3 Challenges facing the DTA The enrolment at the academy did not reflect the demographics of the country due to the high cost of tuition. The contributing factors that have been identified include the following: . Socio-economic reasons like the unemployment rate in the country; . The DTA would like to get most of the students from previously disadvantaged communities; . The training is specialised and the DTA is not subsidised in any form which makes the training largely unaffordable and it is not offered by Further Education and Training colleges; . The DTA is unable to attract students from rural communities because of high tuition and accommodation costs; . The aviation industry is not yet attractive and sufficiently appealing to the youth; and . The industry does not have an integrated skills development strategy.