Firm Moves To Bridge Skills Gap In Aviation Sector

Airline distribution solution provider, Sabre Network West Africa, says it has commenced its Masters in Business Administration partnership programme with the College of Postgraduate Studies, Babcock University to bridge skills gap in the industry.
The firm said the programme in airline and travels management, which commenced on September 8, came two years after signing a memorandum of understanding with Babcock.
The President, Sabre Network West Africa, Dr Gbenga Olowo, said in the light of the development, Babcock had become the first university in Nigeria to offer such a course in aviation.
He said the programme would run for 18 months, adding that the MBA programme was open to all holders of the first-degree certificate in any discipline across the world.
According to him, students who enrol for the programme will be trained in managerial economics, organisation behaviour, management theory, aviation safety and security, essential of airline training and technology, as well as fundamental of airline operations, among others.