Emirates Group honours 117 graduates

The Emirates Group Security Centre of Aviation and Security Studies, or CASS, and Edith Cowan University of Western Australia have conferred 117 diplomas at its 11th graduation ceremony.

By Staff Report

Published: Fri 27 Sep 2013, 9:55 AM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 3:12 AM

The event was attended by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates airline and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group; and Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline, along with senior management of the Emirates Group and Edith Cowan University, and representatives from the UAE’s security and aviation industries.

Professor Kerry Cox, vice-chancellor of Edith Cowan University, handed the diplomas in Aviation Security Management and Ground Handling to a diverse class of graduates, including a significant number of Emirates Group employees.

“The Emirates Group has always viewed security as integral to every facet of its business,” said Dr Abdulla Al Hashimi, Emirates’ divisional senior vice-president of Group Security.

“The remarkable number of graduates this year, which includes 17 UAE nationals, attests to the quality of our CASS programme and emphasises the role of security education. I applaud the graduates and wish them tremendous success in their career path,” he added.

“Aviation security has been greatly enhanced over the years through the partnership between Emirates and Edith Cowan University. Central to the successes of this world class programme is the linkage between practitioners and academics and a curriculum informed by research in the industry,” Prof Cox said.

Working closely with the Emirates Group’s National Recruitment and Development, Group Security has been actively cultivating the development of young Emiratis in aviation security, supporting Tawteen, the nation’s Emiratisation initiative.

The new batch of UAE Nationals have successfully completed the mandatory Basic Aviation Security programme outlined in the National Aviation Security Training Programme.

In addition to offering a university Diploma in Aviation Security Management, Emirates Group Security actively seeks industry professional certification for its UAE nationals by providing advance structured aviation security courses such as crisis management, train the trainer, X-ray screening and cargo security.