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Heathrow Academy

Heathrow Academy. West London Business. Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport. >70% of UK’s long haul flights, >50% of all UK air freight. Flights to 171 destinations in 90 countries. Employs 77,000 people, 100,000 indirect jobs.

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Heathrow Academy

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  1. Heathrow Academy West London Business

  2. Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport >70% of UK’s long haul flights, >50% of all UK air freight Flights to 171 destinations in 90 countries Employs 77,000 people, 100,000 indirect jobs 40% of passengers are on business, 34% are visiting friends or relatives 68 million passengers and 480,000 flights a year

  3. Community Investment Our Community Investment programmes aims are to: • Positively engage with local schools, colleges and universities • Raise awareness of high-quality careers to young people, their parents, and wider job seekers • Support skills development to reduce local unemployment • Help businesses grow

  4. Heathrow Employment Overview • Heathrow Airport is one of the largest employment sites in the UK • The airport offers a unique opportunity to work in a range of sectors • Opportunities are available from entry-level to experienced professionals. This gives excellent opportunities for career development and progression

  5. Education Primary School Challenge Secondary School Challenge Parents School Governors Top Talent

  6. Employment & Skills • Heathrow Jobs & Careers Fair • Engineering Apprenticeships • Heathrow Academy

  7. The Heathrow Academy The Academy offers skills and training to unemployed residents. • Our aims are to: • Provide training and support to secure employment at the airport • Support workforce development through on-the-job training • Help to protect against industry skills gaps • Promote the business benefits of recruiting local staff • Support airport employers to access skilled, motivated and local employees • Drive customer service standards to improve the passenger experience

  8. Case Studies • We celebrate our successes by promoting the Academy across the airport site, and in local press publications • The Academy works with a range of businesses across the airport, including:

  9. Business Heathrow Meet the Buyers • 50 Buyers • 225 suppliers, 42% local businesses • UK Trade & Investment • 5 local chambers of commerce

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