Air Cabin Crew

Our course will provide you with an introduction to Air Cabin Crew, allowing you to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress onto further studies and a career in the industry.

Whether you want to work as airline cabin crew or ground staff, this course will help you gain the skills to set you on the right track. With excellent links with industry specialists and facilities unique to the area, we will give you a realistic idea of what it’s like to work in this exciting industry.

Many of our students are now enjoying successful careers with UK and international airlines flying to various destinations around the world and others have used the qualification to gain work in other sectors of the travel industry such as retail travel agencies, business travel, visitor attractions and hospitality management.

You will study a combination of units designed to give you a broad understanding of cabin crew operations. Time will be spent looking at job search methods, filling in application forms, preparing CVs and interview techniques. Work experience is provided in a customer service environment.

Guest speakers will visit the college to talk to you about careers within the industry and there will be the opportunity to take part in visits to airline training centres and a possible airport visit

Why study with us?

• You will complete festival volunteering, a trip to Winter Wonderland and the World Travel Market in London and a three-night European visit to enhance your learning and first-hand experience of travel.
• We have a large range of guest speakers from Hays Travel, ATPI, Co-op Travel, former travel representatives and travel counsellors, as well as visits to our employer partners such as ATPI head office and local holiday parks. We also have guest speakers that are previous students who have since entered the travel industry.
• We have fantastic industry links and access to international commercial airline emergency simulators.

The course is assessed through a range of methods including:

• Role play
• Presentations
• Course work
• External assessment
• Water/environment tank practical to demonstrate sea survival techniques

For Level 2 entry, you will need to have achieved at least three GCSEs at grade 3 or above.

This course also requires the ability to swim in order to take part in survival training.

You can progress into Higher Education courses such as International Tourism Management, Tourism and Aviation Management and Sustainable Tourism development at a range of universities.

You can move into employment in careers such as air cabin crew, travel agent, airport representative, travel writer, events planner, travel influencer, business travel consultant or cruise ship steward.