Emirates Group provides summer training for 35 national students

A total of 35 Summer Trainees have joined departments including airport services, central services, customer affairs, Destination & Leisure Management, Dnata, engineering, human resources, inflight services, internal audit, operations, procurement, revenue optimisation, Skywards and training.

The students, from the Higher Colleges of Technology, Zayed University, Government and private schools and universities across the UAE and abroad, are spending July and August on projects and assignments to benefit the Group, as well as gain practical knowledge in their continuing studies.

Abdulaziz Al Ali, the Group's Executive Vice-President Human Resources, said: "As a leading Dubai company making every effort to support the UAE community, we are dedicating resources and time to run this programme every year. This enables young UAE nationals to spend time with a successful organisation and gain wider experience of the world of work."

"This practical training is a vital part of our contribution to developing the country's national workforce, and we have a special section to recruit and develop UAE graduates and place them in jobs related to their skills and studies," Mr Al Ali said. "Our summer training programmes introduce trainees to the variety of careers they can pursue within the Emirates Group after they graduate and gives them an early understanding of what they could expect if they were to join us permanently.

"This year Emirates has already planned and budgeted to train no less than 270 UAE nationals in full-time positions, reflecting our strong commitment to national recruitment and the government's initiatives, as Emirates continues its dramatic global expansion. We run ongoing training for graduates, pilots, cabin crew, flight engineers and many other vital skills needed by the airline, and took part in last April's Careers UAE 2003 fair."