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Huge man power demand in aviation industry

by Deepak Khullar, Director

Aviation and hospitality, the world over is undergoing significant and rapid changes which have brought vast growth and career opportunities.

Keeping in view the fast growth there is huge demand for trained manpower in these sectors.

Air Travel remains a large and growing industry. It facilitates economic growth, world trade and tourism. IATA, International Air Transport Association forecasts Air Travel to grow by an average of 6.6% a year. As per an estimate there is a demand of 6000 cabin crew personnel in Middle-East sector out of which Emirates alone have declared the need of 2000 cabin crew in the year 2010. The number of aircrafts added to airlines is increasing in numbers. (Source: www.gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-to-hire-2-000-cabin-crew-this-ye ar-1.594262).

Recent time recession has left some positive impact as well, where big corporate is welcoming fresher’s, who are there to get right break for their careers with best brands with global magnitude. This fast growing trade requires professionally trained people to make up for the shortage of employees in their services. To meet this requirement they are on the outlook for skilled workers world wide.

In Sri Lankan perspective, since the end of war in May 2009, tourist arrival in Sri Lanka has risen to 21.7% verses the same period a year earlier. Hotels and Travelling has hit a new peak with the determination to bounce back and put tourism on the road to recovery. Sri Lanka’s long suffering hotel industry is bound to see an upturn in the coming years.

Hospitality and Travel & Tourism industry bring many opportunities internationally as well, as these are careers which cannot be limited by boarders.

Our endeavour at ASPIRE is to provide, World-Class training to young aspirants in Sri Lankan by drawing up a global curriculum for students, preparing them to be a part of Aviation & Hospitality Industry on International standards, to fill in the gap between demand and supply, for highly trained professionals in service industry.

Approved by BOI, (Board Of Investment), validated by EDEXCEL UK, trained by best professional in the industry, facilitated in well equipped ultra-modern classrooms, where students after their O/L and A/L will be turned into, a top industry professionals and experts to conquer the world of opportunities in the service industry.

Plan your tomorrow - today!

The world’s largest university - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU):

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)- Delhi, established by an act of Indian Parliament in 1985 is the world’s largest mega-university.

IGNOU caters to over 2.2 million students worldwide, offering over 129 academic programmes, covering all major disciplines through 43 partner institutes spread over 35 countries. IGNOU qualifications are internationally recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka & all Commonwealth countries.

Convenience is vital in today’s world. Whilst following a degree through IGNOU, students have the advantage and the option of following classroom lectures or studying at home through their distance learning programme. Since Sri Lanka is a SAARC country, following an IGNOU degree programs cost only 30% of what it would cost for students in other countries.

Two of IGNOU’s most popular courses are the MBA degree and the B.Com degree programme. The MBA programme comes with a choice of specialization in HRD, Finance, Operations or Marketing for a total investment of about Rs 190,000. The Bachelor of Commerce programme offers specialization in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Public Administration or Corporate Affairs, for an investment of about Rs 81,000. Regent International Institute for Higher Studies (RIIHS), Gampaha is the sole local partner Institute of IGNOU, which was inaugurated in 2005. RIIHS consist of qualified, experienced, dedicated and student oriented lecture panel.

IGNOU operates their Colombo study centre at Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo -07. All study materials are provided by IGNOU free of charge to students, and online live lectures are available for the maximum benefit of time consumed individuals. Examinations are invigilated by the Education Wing of the Indian High Commission, Colombo.

IGNOU consists of 11 distinct schools of study; School of Computer Science & IT, Management Studies, Engineering & Technology, Continuing Education, Education, Health Science, Humanities, Science, Social Science, Agriculture and the School of Law.

It is not compulsory for students to attend lectures and they may do their studying at home. However for the students who participate in lectures- all facilities from A/C classrooms, a well stocked library and laboratories are available. The Institute also houses a basketball court and a large pool among other facilities.

IGNOU degrees can be undertaken at the RIIHS campus at Royal College Union Skills Centre, Colombo -07 or at the Gampaha campus. Tel: 033-2224559 / 033-4670388 E-mail: [email protected]

Students graduating in Australia in demand again

After 18 months of turbulence, job prospects for graduates are brighter with 21 per cent of employers saying they will recruit more graduates as the economy continues to recover this year. (The Australian - March 03) Pre-financial crisis fears of an economy-wide cull of graduate recruitment programs in 2009 were not realised. The GFC definitely had an adverse impact on the graduate recruitment, due to some companies either reducing the scale of their activities or cancelling them altogether.

Hardest hit - but the first to recover - were graduates with construction, mining and engineering qualifications, where almost 40 per cent of employers cut graduate intakes. Also hard hit - but again with skills in demand - were those with accounting and finance qualifications, where almost 37 per cent of employers cut intakes.

Over a third of employers in the legal and professional services fields cut intakes, as did 28 per cent of manufacturers. The contraction in the graduate labour market over the period was especially felt among the overseas students graduating from Australian universities. The proportion of employers who recruited international graduates fell from a record high of over 35 per cent pre-GFC in 2008, to just 20.5 per cent last year.

Despite the cuts to graduate recruitment programs overall, the latest figures provide further evidence that graduates with Australian degrees were less affected by downturns.

Over 85 per cent of bachelor degree graduates have secured a full-time job four months after finishing their courses in 2008, compared with 79 per cent last year.

Resource engineering and earth science graduates - or those involved in mining and oil and gas extraction - were in highest demand for the second year running.

In a longstanding trend, communication and problem-solving skills were the attributes most prized by employers, a survey has found.

This time the Australian government will fully overhaul the skilled migration system, with an aim to attract the best in skills Australia badly needs to forge ahead as a developed country. The prospects for young graduates from Australian universities would be far higher under the new system.

Edlocate represents 14 Australian universities directly, the latest to be added to its mix being, the popular Deakin university of Victoria.

Students keen to follow tertiary studies overseas, do well to meet with experienced, educated and well understanding counsellors at Edlocate and make use of their complimentary services.

Parents and teachers bid to run new schools

Hundreds of parents disillusioned with standards of state education are bidding to open their own schools, it has emerged.

They could be among the first to take advantage of new legislation expected to be unveiled in the first term of a Conservative government to create a generation of schools run free of local council control.

Under plans, groups will be able to open their own publicly-funded primaries or secondaries to meet local demand for alternative education.

A charity set up to help families and other organisations said it had been “inundated” with requests for advice in recent months. Interest in new schools has been fuelled by teachers and existing private education companies, said the New Schools Network, which has already fielded 350 enquiries.

The disclosure came as the charity unveiled proposals to make the process more straightforward with a new common application form.

The form - modelled on research from the US and Sweden - will be sent to all parents, teachers, charities and private companies that have registered with the charity.

Rachel Wolf, director of the New Schools Network, said: “Our education system suits some families, but too many children leave school with no real prospects - through no fault of their own. We must give those children alternatives.

“That is why we’re going to try to help create new, independent state schools that will give parents a second chance to get their child into a good school.”

The Conservative “free schools” policy is modelled on a hybrid of the Swedish and American systems, where schools are taken out of state control and run by independent organisations.

Michael Gove, the shadow children’s secretary, is drawing up plans to prevent local authorities from vetoing proposals which could see as many as 3,000 new schools opened by parents, charities and education chains. A short bill is likely to be pushed through Parliament before the summer.

The first new school may be opened in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, where a group has already submitted preliminary plans for a 900-place secondary.

Parents in London, Hertfordshire and Warwickshire are also among the first to declare an interest.

- Daily Telegraph.