CIAL starts aviation academy

Kochi: With an aim to meeting the demand for trained personnel in aviation sector, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) here has started an academy.
“The academy would offer career oriented courses from September,” CIAL Academy director T S Gopi told PTI here on Thursday.
CIAL has established the institute as part of its social commitment to increase human resources with its expertise in the field of aviation and management, he said.
Various certificate courses, advanced diploma courses and undergraduate and post graduate courses offered at the academy would help to enhance practical knowledge and develop technical skills of youths, he said.
The academy also plans to promote industry oriented education through the industry-institution collaborative model, he said.
The six month courses offered were airport ramp handling, rescue and fire fighting and security and intelligence. The one year advanced diploma programmes consisted of airport operations management, aviation rescue, fire fighting and safety, air cargo management, security management, retail management and relationship management.
Admission process for the courses was on and the last date for receiving applications was fixed for July 31.
09/07/09 PTI/The Hindu