Etihad Airways focuses on Emiratisation
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Etihad Airways recently welcomed the first class of Emirati trainees to its Graduate Finance Development Program. This is a scheme to be launched as part of the airline’s growing UAE national development efforts. This new programme has been launched in partnership with Phoenix Financial Training and is aimed at developing and preparing UAE nationals for a career in financial accounting in the aviation industry.
The two-year programme will consist of classroom and on-the-job training leading to a professional qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The ACCA boasts around 162,000 members and 428,000 students in 173 countries.
James Rigney, chief financial officer, said: “As the need for seasoned finance professionals in the aviation industry arises, our new financial accounting management program will provide our Emirati talent with the knowledge and skills required to undertake various finance roles across Etihad Airways’ expanding global network.”
Currently the airline has almost 1600 UAE nationals employed in various jobs.
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