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GURUGRAM, June 12, 2018: SpiceJet, the country’s favourite airline,
today launched Spice Star Academy, a first of its kind initiative by any airline. Spice
Star Academy offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree recognized by UGC from
Amity University. All students training under this program will be offered a placement
at SpiceJet.
SpiceJet is in the midst of a massive growth plan and is eyeing expansion of reach and
operations on both domestic and international routes with the addition of 205 Boeing
aircraft and 50 Bombardier Q400s. Under this growth plan, there would be an estimated
demand for approximately 6000 crew members. The state-of-the art training center in
Gurgaon is thus a massive step by SpiceJet to feed its own expansion program whilst
tapping into the rising industry demand for trained professionals.
Ajay Singh – CMD, SpiceJet said, “The Spice Star Academy will provide a
launch pad to aspiring young women and men who want to join the exciting world of
aviation. The academy will nurture talent through world-class training programs in
order to deliver the finest quality of resources to airlines."
The academy will facilitate skill development for potential and aspiring cabin crew
members while also ultimately creating a resource pool of future leaders, thus opening
up avenues in the aviation industry beyond cabin crew. The key USP of the initiative is
that the students are able to earn while they learn as they get to intern with SpiceJet
at the end of the successful completion of six month certification program for
in-flight management. After the completion of the three year course, all students are
offered a placement with SpiceJet entitled with all the terms and benefits of a full
term employee with a starting salary of INR 8 lakh.
Under the program open invitation will be extended to first year college students, and
students appearing in for their 12th standard board exams. The selection of the
students will be based on a screening criterion, whereby the qualifying candidates will
then be enrolled for a three-year online degree course in Bachelors of Business
Administration by Amity University.
The course will include a six-month mandatory training at Spice Star academy. The
training modules are customized to suit the role of a cabin crew who are the brand
ambassadors of SpiceJet. The training modules include, Communication skills, Grooming,
personality development and soft skills. The students also undergo the thorough and
disciplined regulated mandated modules such as Safety & emergency procedures, First aid
& Aviation security training as required by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
This first semester of the course will double up as a certification in In-flight
Management after which, the remaining five semesters are to be concluded with Amity
University. Prospective candidates can log on to http://spicestaracademy.edu.in/ for
details. The launch of the new academy is a major milestone in SpiceJet’s remarkable
history.
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