Being a Tourism and Aviation Lecturer, I get a lot of people asking me for career advice. One of the most common questions that I’m asked is ‘should I do a degree before becoming Cabin Crew?’ My answer? YES. OK, ok, I hear what you say- ‘but airlines don’t require their Cabin Crew to have […]
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Best Universities In The UK To Get A Commercial Pilot’s License with A Degree
As many of you will be aware, I have spent a number of years teaching at Bucks New University. Whilst I have no shame in accepting that the university as a whole possesses some serious need for development in order to improve its ranking (see The Times, 2018), one thing we have historically done well […]
Tell-Tale Signs that a University Might Go Bust
We live in an era where there is a real possibility that a university might go bust. Universities have become businesses, where commercial interests outweigh community welfare. And as with any other business, if they don’t make enough profit, they will inevitably go bust. Last week I discussed what happens to students if a university […]
Becoming Cabin Crew: A Cabin Crew Textbook for BTEC, NCFE & City and Guilds
Having taught Cabin Crew programmes for over ten years, there is one thing that is clear- there is a dearth of teaching resources to help students and Teachers! In fact, I have been able to find only one Cabin Crew textbook, written in 2015, that I wasn’t the biggest fan of. So, I decided to […]
What Happens to Students if a University Goes BUST?
The concept that a university goes bust is becoming more of a real and likely prospect day by day in the UK. I write this blog post today in light of multiple news articles that have hit the shelves claiming that at least three universities are on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, the university that […]
Best Universities In The UK To Study Aviation Management
This post was last updated on January 4th, 2019 at 08:16 amThe aviation industry is booming. Not only are there a wide variety of jobs in the industry, but it has also become a somewhat ‘sexy’ course among prospective students. Whilst I think we would all acknowledge that choosing the best university is an important […]