Airport Executive Leadership Programme (AELP) * 

This programme fosters the development of strategic management skills, preparing individually selected candidates to handle senior-level executive responsibilities and creating a network of future airport industry leaders.

Targeted at future CEOs, Deputy CEOs, or Vice-Presidents of airport operating organizations, the programme aims to develop airport-industry leaders and to advance the professionalism of airport management practices.

Successful participants are awarded an ACI / JMSB-Concordia University certificate.

Objectives

The objectives of the Airport Executive Leadership (AELP) Programme are to:

  • Foster the development of airport industry leaders, assisting them to develop their leadership and strategic management skills;
  • Provide participants with: 
          - advice on strategies to handle leadership responsibilities in an effective manner 
          - global, regional and cultural perspectives
          - change management techniques. 
  • Create a global forum for professional networking among possible future leaders

Description

The AELP programme consists of three segments:

  • Three weeks distance learning
  • One week of full-time face-to-face classroom sessions
  • Free week ( to catch up on work)
  • Four weeks of distance learning

Each two-month course employs a combination of face-to-face and web-based sessions using state-of-the-art communications technology along with lectures, case studies and role play in a mock Council meeting setting. Participating airport professionals undertake the programme while remaining employed on a full-time basis and enjoy the opportunity of networking with airport leaders around the globe.

How to register

Entry into the programme is by selection, based on recommendation from the applicant’s chief executive and also a letter of motivation.

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For more information, please contact Sue Hogan: hogan@jmsb.concordia.ca or visit the website www.johnmolson.concordia.ca

Up-coming session

 Dates

 Location  Cost            Language
 16-21 October, 2010
 (face-to-face classroom session) 		 Abu Dhabi,
 United Arab Emirates 		 EUR 4500 English  Register Here

* This course can be taken as an elective for the Airport Management Accreditation Programme (AMPAP)