I want a job at airport Please guide
Hello Satyam Agrawal,
There are multiple courses which you can undertake in order to get a job at the airport. The courses are as follows:
1. BBA in Airport Management:
- A BBA course is a three year undergraduate programme which lets a student choose his specialisation in certain area or discipline which in your case is airport management.
- After this course it is preferred that a student does pursue his MBA in order to enhance career prospects and recruitment opportunities.
- This course is done for administrative and mangerial positions in an airport.
- The course covers topics like accounting, human resource management, introduction to airport management, financial management, safety management, marketing etc.
- Students who have passed their 12th grade from any stream from a recognised board can apply for this course. Minimum marks required range from 50-60%.
- After this course the student gets hired at Domestic and International airports. The average starting salary ranges from INR 3-6 lakh. Job positions for which one gets recruited after this course inclde administrator, airport manager, safety officer, staff manager etc.
2. Diploma in Airport Management:
- This course lasts for one year and is solely focussed on airport management. It doesn't posses that much of a value as a BBA degree, however you can improve your chances at getting good job opportunities by doing a post graduation diploma in airport management.
- The topics covered in this course include airport strategy and functioning, staff management, cargo management and handling, safety and security management etc.
- In order to be eligible for this course a student must have done his 12th grade from any stream from a recognised board.
- Top recruiter after this course will be domestic and international airports. The average starting salary ranges between INR 2-5 lakh. Major positions for which one gets recruited include assistant manager, airport manager, cargo department managet etc.
3. Diploma in Ground Staff and Cabin Crew Training:
- The course duration often varies between 6 months to 1 year.
- Topics taught in the span of the course include customer services, communication skills, in flight training, food and beverages production and serving, safety and first aid procedure training etc.
- In order to be eligible for this course a student must have done his 12th grade from any stream from a recognised board.
- Candidates after this course are eligible for roles of flight attendants, ground staff. Major roles include those of air hostesses and stewards, front and office operator etc. The average starting salary ranges between INR 4-6 lakh.
4. Diploma in Aviation Hospitality:
- The course duration is of one year. The topics subjects covered in this course are communication skills, introduction to aviation hospitality, management, foreign languages, food and beverage production, computer and IT skills, front office operations etc.
- In order to be eligible for this course a student must have done his 12th grade from any stream from a recognised board.
- Candidates after this course are eligible for roles of flight attendants, ground staff. Major roles include those of air hostesses and stewards, front and office operator etc. The average starting salary ranges between INR 4-6 lakh.
5. Diploma in Airfare and Ticketing Management:
- It is a one year course. It is mainly for candidates who prefer groun duty jobs. It is available both full time and part time.
- The course covers subjects like airline codes, electronic ticketing, ticketing terminology, passports and visas, airfares and ticketing software, foreign exchange etc.
- In order to be eligible for this course a student must have done his 12th grade from any stream from a recognised board.
- The students of this course will be able to find jobs at the front office, airline customer care and service department etc. Average starting salary of a student from this course ranges between INR 2-3 lakh.
All the best!
I hope this answers your queries.
Do revert back in case of any further doubts.