Emirates Training College - Crew Training

About Emirates Training College - Crew Training

DUBAI, UAE – 15 March 2015 – Emirates Aviation College (EAC) - Crew Training has reported a record-breaking year for 2014, with over 33,000 attendees in various training courses (with some crew members attending multiple courses in a year). Covering different disciplines from Safety and emergency Procedures, Medical Training, Service, and Image, the training college caters to both new cabin crew recruits as well as the existing crew. In 2014, Emirates invested about AED 73 million in cabin crew training which saw a total of 4,280 new cabin crew or ‘ab initios’ graduating from the facility. 4,136 existing crew trained for a cabin upgrade, 534 cabin crew graduated to be Pursers and 17,650 crew participated in their Recurrent training – a mandatory course crew undertake every year. To meet this training demand, EAC - Crew Training operated at an average of 17 hours per day, conducting 3,994 courses equivalent to 245,262 training days. But more than the impressive numbers that show the extent of Emirates’ operations, Crew Training gives emphasis to the highest standards of training in a state-of-the-art facility that is wholly-owned and operated by Emirates. Training has both theoretical and practical components and the courses are conducted by highly qualified staff, many of whom are former cabin crew themselves. The EAC Crew Training facility is equipped with advanced full motion simulators including A330/A340, Boeing 777, and A380 that make emergency scenarios for new cabin crew very realistic. Service training in mock aircraft across Emirates’ fleet types and cabins makes sure that crew are familiarised with the aircraft in a true-to-life environment, while they practice serving different types of meals and responding to service requests from customers. The quality of training that we provide makes sure that Emirates crew are not only competent but confident to perform their duties once they leave training. With a focus on competency and evidence-based training in an experiential setting, our cabin crew practice with real-world scenarios,” concluded Ms Baird.