Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
This resource highlights three of the most essential roles within Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), looking specifically at what the roles involve, the skills and attributes needed, some of the challenges faced and how to start on a career path with HIAL.
While the video resources were filmed on location at Inverness Airport, the content applies to the roles of the security officer, fire officer and service engineer at all 11 of HIAL airports across the Highlands, Argyll, Tayside, Western Isles and Northern Isles.
Target audience
Target audience
The videos will be useful for those looking to gain an understanding of the work that goes on at local and regional airports and can be used as a more general resource for developing awareness of graduate attributes and transferable skills.
Aims of the resource
Aims of the resource
The resource has been developed to highlight some of the many interesting and exciting opportunities available within the transport sector that may not be well known and understood. The videos not only describe the range of activities undertaken by employees in each of the three highlighted roles, but also promote the opportunities for individuals with particular skill sets that may not be traditionally associated with these roles to consider a related career.
Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes
In reviewing these videos, it is important to keep the university’s graduate attributes in mind: academic skills, communication, self-management, interpersonal skills, and social awareness.