{"id":1462,"date":"2019-05-20T23:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyings.net\/read\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2019-05-20T23:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:59:46","slug":"british-airways-offers-a-completely-new-level-of-apprenticeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyings.net\/info\/british-airways-offers-a-completely-new-level-of-apprenticeship\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways offers a completely new level of apprenticeship"},"content":{"rendered":"

British airways\u2019 Global Learning Academy is set to train about 2,000 flight attendants this year. Further 10-month learning process will take place both in the sky and on the ground. Moreover, the routes will include both long and short-distance flights from the airports of Heathrow and Gatwick. <\/em><\/p>\n

After completing productive courses, the first 84 trainees of the UK\u2019s largest Cabin Crew Apprenticeship Program by British Airways<\/a> have begun operating flights on the company\u2019s longest destination network. There are destinations to Osaka, Japan and Pittsburg, USA. <\/p>\n

46-yearl old Dallas Chapman is among the first apprentices to receive their wings as cabin crew at the special ceremony near Heathrow<\/a>. For her it is as well a family matter. As her daughter is a British Airway\u2019s flight attendant. And she is the one who convinced her mother to apply. She says that a great number of mature people are joing cabin crew now. It is not an issue any more. The choice of the airline company was obvious for her. Moreover, she does like learning new things. <\/p>\n

So, a 12 month apprenticeship is a great opportunity to get a qualification needed for this profession. Futhermore, next month mother and daughter will even share a flight flying to Buenos Aires. Consequently, they can\u2019t help feeling excited. <\/p>\n

Apprenticeship program<\/h2>\n

Mrs Chapnan and other apprentices are trained to achieve standard of Level 3 Cabin Crew Apprenticeshipa<\/strong> newly recognized by the industry. The programme requires to be qualified in Digital Skills, English and Maths. They will as well be provided with a specially designed mobile app to track how great their progress is. Besides they will be supervised by an experienced trainer.<\/p>\n

For British Airways it is of top priority to run apprenticeship quality schemes. Their apprentices are engaged in engineering, airport operations, customer service and head office roles. The program is thoroughly invested. The aim is to provide their customers with the best service quality possible and their apprentices with the best training schemes. <\/p>\n

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