CIAL aviation academy inaugurated

Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which has earned the reputation of being a model airport in the country, has crossed another important milestone by launching an academy in the aviation sector, said Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan here on Friday.
He was inaugurating the CIAL Academy, a subsidiary of the CIAL offering full-time MBA programmes, advanced diploma courses and certificate programmes, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
“The CIAL is also planning to begin aircraft maintenance and overhauling units within two months,” said the CM, who also opened the new departure block at the international terminal of the airport.
Fisheries Minister S Sarma, who presided over the function, said that the Academy would function on a no-profitno- loss basis, enabling the students to pursue the courses at affordable fees. He said that admission to the Academy would be regulated purely on merit basis and reservation norms would be strictly followed.
“The State Government has agreed to handover a five-acre prime land at Athani, near here, for the Academy,” said Revenue Minister K P Rajendran.
Briefing the details of the Academy, CIAL managing director C G Krishnadas Nair said that knowledge was one of the most valuable things in the world and providing modern education was a precious service.
“The CIAL has completed the formalities and finalised the syllabus for the courses, in consultation with the IGNOU, which will be beneficial to both lower-grade employees and top managers,” said IGNOU Vice-Chancellor V N Rajasekharan Pillai.
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