Six students of the Nigeria College of
Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, have been named winners in the British
Airways’ Leaders of Tomorrow award and are due to embark on a two-week
internship programme to be held in Nigeria and London in July 2014 DigitalSENSE Business News
reports.
Speaking on the award, regional commercial
manager British Airways West Africa, Mr. Kola Olayinka said, “As the largest
economy in Africa, Nigeria needs a strong aviation sector. Leaders of Tomorrow
is our contribution to this and we expect big things from the winners in the
coming years.”
According to him, the value of the programme
is that it bridges the gap between the classroom and the work environment,
providing hands-on experience with one of the world’s most admired airline.
The initiative aimed at deepening
competencies in the aviation sector, saw Abimbola Caulcrick,( a student of
Abridged Airframe and Powerplant AAP-8); Fajemisin Peter Adebola, Adachie
Eneojo, (both Post Graduate Diploma students of Aviation Management); Banigo
Michael, Ubong George Itok, (both studying at Standard Airframe and Powerplant,
AP-27); and Ogunranti Olaluwa, a student of Abridged Avionics (AAVO-13), named
as winners.
These winners DigitalSENSE Business News
gathered were selected by an independent panel of three judges including
aviation writer, Wole Shadare, aviation consultant, Simon Tumba and petroleum
& energy services professional, Tunde Arogunmati.
The internship it was learnt includes a
two-week theoretical and practical training in aviation management in Nigeria
and London; visiting British Airways Training centre in Crane bank as well as
the Engineering base in Cardiff. The programme will be concluded with an
opportunity to understudy Keith Williams, Chief Executive Officer of British
Airways in London, as well as visiting other departments within the company to
get firsthand experience of the workings of a global airline.
At the end of the internship, the winners
will receive a British Airways’ accredited certification from the CEO to mark
their graduation from the Leaders for Tomorrow Academy.
Recall that British Airways Leaders of
Tomorrow was launched on the 13th of March, 2014 for aviation college students
to send a 500-word essay on the topic; Building a more Robust Aviation Industry
and Travel Luxury; Benefits of International Airline.
All entries were vetted and scrutinized by
a panel of three judges while the panel of judges selected the winning six
entries. .
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