If you like the sound of working in an airport environment as a member of ground staff, cabin crew or reservation personnel then you will love this course. Learn all of the airline and cabin crew skills coupled with tourism studies and get practical experience of Amadeus (GDS) used by travel agents and airlines worldwide. Visit airports and other aviation sites and get a feel for the world of travel. Students participate in Airport and Aviation trips and tourism field trips.
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Leaving Certificate, LCA or QQI Level 4. Mature students are exempt from Leaving Cert requirements. CERFL proficiency at B2 for access to Level 5 courses for those whose first language is not English. All applicants will undergo a processing stage during which further information will be gathered in relation to their application. An offer of a place on this course is contingent on the applicant meeting the entry requirements set out here and satisfactory completion of the processing stage.
In the past, students have found employment in airports, private airport lounges, airlines, handling agents, cabin crew, airline security, car hire companies, air freight services, hotels and tour operators in Ireland and overseas.
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I started my first day as a Ryanair Mentored student at Atlantic Flight Training Academy on the 15th of November, 2021. Thank you so much for your preparation!
I studied International Airline Studies in Cork College of Commerce. It is a one year course that involves learning about airlines, cabin crew skills and working in an airport environment.
This course gave me the opportunity to work in Cork Airport, as part of my two weeks work experience, where I learnt all about the airport and had the opportunity to work at the check-in desk and boarding passengers onto flights. It was an amazing experience and I was even offered a job after my work experience.
Towards the end of the academic year we had to do college work from home as there was a lockdown due to Covid-19. It was a stressful time for everyone but the teachers were extremely helpful and understanding. They helped us adapt to the online system and were always there when help was needed. Although we didn’t have the ending we had hoped for, it was still a wonderful experience and I had an amazing year learning new skills and meeting new friends.
If you have an interest in working in the airline industry, this is the course for you !! You will learn everything about airline studies and you will have great amazing opportunities.
I studied Language and European studies at the Cork College of Commerce from 2014-2015, and it was the best choice I ever made. I am now studying in UCC and I definitely wouldn’t have got here without this amazing course. The best year of my life was spent at the Cork College of Commerce!
International Airline Studies was an ideal choice for me. As a person who is big into travelling, it suited me so well, and it made a brilliant foundation for the pathway I intend to take for my future career. It helped me to discover my flair for languages, especially Spanish. I have now gone onto further studies of Spanish as parts of an Arts degree in UCC. I hope to go on and become a translator in airport security or possibly teach Spanish.
From being taught how to cook, wait on people, set up tables and being brought out to visit hotels for experience. We learned so much from this course that helps us with everyday life. This year went too fast. I must say that I am glad to have been a part of this course and that it was the best experience to have been a part of in this college.