Emirates Aviation College renews 'Approved Centre' status

The certificate was renewed by the Edexcel Foundation, one of the leading educational institues in the United Kingdom, which audits colleges using the internationally accredited BTEC (Business & Technology Education Council) curricula for applied and vocational qualifications.

The Emirates Aviation College is audited twice a year by the foundation which renews the Approved Centre certificate biennially.

Mohammed Al Budoor, Principal of the Aerospace & Academic studies wing of the college, said: "The certificate for Approved Centre is the benchmark for excellence in vocational education internationally.

"We have been associated with the Edexcel Foundation since 1991 and our partnership has grown strong. We are, therfore, very pleased that our cerificate has been renewed. This reaffirms to us that the standard of education at the Emirates Aviation College continues to be of the highest order."

The college's Engineering and Business Management programmes, which runs from National certificates to Higher National Diplomas, follow the BTEC curricula.

"The college is one of our oldest centres worldwide and we are delighted to be now partnered with Emirates which is well-known for excellence," said Ian Reed, Managing Director of Edexcel International. "This excellence is reflected in the quality of the college's programmes and the standard of the results by students, and we look forward to continuing this very fruitful partnership."

The Aerospace & Academic studies wing, encompassing what was formerly the Dubai Aviation College, offers a variety of career programmes tailored to meet the personnel requirements of the Aerospace, Travel & Tourism and Business Management industries.

The college comprises departments offering National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes in Engineering Studies and Business Management Studies. It also offers a full range of Air Traffic Control courses.

In addition to being the approved centre by Edexcel foundation in the UK to offer BTEC qualifications, it is also the approved centre by Heriot Watt university (UK) to offer degree level programmes. The Aerospace National and

Higher National Diplomas are approved by the British Civil Aviation Authority and the UAE Civil Aviation Authority.

The Aerospace and Academic studies wing is one of three facilities that come under the umbrella name of the Emirates Aviation College and includes the existing Emirates' training facilities within the distinctive aircraft-shaped building.

The third, currently under construction and set to be completed by March 2003, will run all corporate training and development programmes, and will offer third-party training for pilots in its Full Flight Simulator Centre.