Heathrow AcademyWest London Business

Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport

>70% of UK’s long

haul flights, >50% of all

UK air freight

68 million passengers and 480,000 flights a year

Flights to 171

destinations in 90

countries

40% of passengers

are on business, 34% are

visiting friends or relatives

Employs 77,000 people, 100,000 indirect

jobs

Community Investment

Our Community Investment programmes aims are to:

- Positively engage with local schools, colleges and universities- Raise awareness of high-quality careers to young people, their parents, and wider job

seekers- Support skills development to reduce local unemployment- Help businesses grow

Heathrow Employment Overview

Heathrow Airport is one of the largest employment sites in the UK

• The airport offers a unique opportunity to work in a range of sectors

• Opportunities are available from entry-level to experienced professionals. This gives excellent opportunities for career development and progression

Education

• Primary School Challenge

• Secondary School Challenge

• Parents• School Governors• Top Talent

Employment & Skills

• Heathrow Jobs & Careers Fair

• Engineering Apprenticeships

• Heathrow Academy

The Heathrow AcademyThe Academy offers skills and training to unemployed residents.

• Our aims are to: - Provide training and support to secure

employment at the airport

- Support workforce development through on-the-job training

- Help to protect against industry skills gaps

- Promote the business benefits of recruiting local staff

- Support airport employers to access skilled, motivated and local employees

- Drive customer service standards to improve the passenger experience

Case Studies

We celebrate our successes by promoting the Academy across the airport site, and in local press publications

• The Academy works with a range of businesses across the airport, including:

Heathrow Meet the Buyers

Business

•50 Buyers•225 suppliers, 42% local businesses•UK Trade & Investment•5 local chambers of commerce