Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy, Globally Connected…
View(s):The Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation Academy is now a gateway to earn an internationally recognised Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management. The prestigious Massey University of New Zealand now offers transfer credits to holders of the Diploma in Aviation Management programme offered by the academy to join the 2nd year of their degree programme at a discounted fee.
In 2011, the SLAAA commenced the first ever Diploma programme in Aviation Studies to be conducted in Sri Lanka by a state institution. This programme was aimed at providing trained and qualified personnel for the junior and middle level managerial positions in the aviation industry and its allied industries. It targeted the large population of ‘A’ level qualified youngsters who are aspiring for avenues of tertiary education.
The recognition of this diploma programme for credit transfer by Massey University has given a new dimension to the programme. Since there are no degree programmes dedicated to aviation offered by the state universities at present, this programme provides a unique, viable and convenient avenue for A/L qualified Sri Lankans to earn a degree in aviation carrying worldwide recognition. In addition to the benefit of the discounted fee from Massey, the diploma being followed in Sri Lanka provides the student substantial saving in terms of tuition fees and overseas living expenses. Significant savings result in foreign exchange for the country as well.
SLAAA is the training institution operated by Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Ltd. It has been functional for 37 years and during this time, has made a tremendous saving in human resources development costs to the country by providing specialised training locally to personnel who man the airport operations and air navigational services. At present the SLAAA conducts training in Air Traffic Control, Aeronautical Communications, Air Traffic Safety Electronics Engineering, Aeronautical Information Services, Airport Security, Airport Fire Services and Airport Management all of which belong to the forte of Airport & Aviation Services.
Having internationally qualified trainers blended with vast industrial experience, a world class Course Development Unit, and state-of-the-art training equipment helps SLAAA with acquiring and maintaining both local and international recognition. SLAAA is registered as a vocational training provider with the Tertiary and Vocational Education commission of Sri Lanka. It is also the only Approved Training Organisation (ATO) by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) for conducting training for the grant of Air Traffic Controller Licence with the requisite ATC ratings issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation, Sri Lanka. Holding the membership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s TRAINAIR PLUS programme since 2014, puts the SLAAA in the world map.
“We plan to provide training in trades connected with airport operations to Sri Lankans so that they can take up employment overseas” says Eng. Athula Seneviratne, the head of the academy, explaining its institutional and national role. “Our collaboration with Massey University would be a symbol of the highest standards in education that both institutions strive to maintain at all times. We are happy to become this gateway that would benefit many Sri Lankan students who aspire for a degree in Aviation.”
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