SCE and LGCHT students posing in the Civil Aviation Authority
SCE and LGCHT students posing in the Civil Aviation Authority

UWL students gain summer employment at the Civil Aviation Authority

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Eleven University of West London students successfully secured part-time employment at the UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, this summer. Some are studying Aviation at UWL’s London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism (LGCHT) and others Engineering at the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE).

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The students began their work at the Civil Aviation Authority at the start of June. Some finished in September, while others will continue on a casual basis alongside their studies.

They have been working in the Civil Aviation Authority’s Safety Data team, which processes safety reports from the UK aviation industry. They have also been handling a variety of subjects, including medical and disruptive passenger incidences.

Students with aviation industry experience or those with a pilot’s license have gone on to tackle more complex subjects such as misrouted baggage.

Safety data is one of the busiest departments, particularly during the summer. Each year, we receive tens of thousands of reports and processing these is a critical task so that relevant stakeholders can accumulate trends or investigate high priority incidences,”

said Chris Beresford, Training and Quality Lead at the Civil Aviation Authority’s Shared Service Centre.

This job has given me a better understanding of how to progress in the future. I am collaborating with other departments, enhancing my knowledge of aircraft design and how to achieve my goal of getting an engineering license,”

said one student.

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Working at the Civil Aviation Authority has given me an insight into possible careers. It’s grown my knowledge and provided me with opportunities to develop new connections relevant to my studies,”

another student commented.

This has been an amazing step into professional life. I have gained practical knowledge, discipline and analytical skills while applying the theoretical foundations I’ve gained at university,”

said another student.

Senior Lecturer in Aviation at LCGHT Kanchana Gamage remarked:

It’s wonderful to see so many of our students securing these opportunities. It is so valuable for them to put the academic and industry skills they are gaining at university within an employment context.”

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Two students working in the concrete lab at UWL.

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