28th September 2006


Tata Interactive Systems develops ground-breaking airline cabin crew course for Ventana Aviation


Ventana Aviation, a UK based airline consulting company, has launched a ground-breaking cabin crew e-learning course. Developed in conjunction with the global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the course uses market leading e-learning thinking combined with the technical capabilities of the TIS instructional design team to develop a learning product that is both fun and enables students learn and remember more over a shorter period of time.


The course is, in effect, a full two-week airline cabin crew training course packaged into eight hours of interactive e-learning. The aim is to offer airlines a tool to reduce recruitment and training costs while raising the operational standards of the cabin crew they recruit.


The course is available over the internet and the learners' progress is continuously monitored through a tracking system.


Business Development Manager, Daniel Welinder said: "The aviation industry is, in many ways, highly traditional. This course is a first step in introducing new ways of thinking into the industry.


"Some airlines already use e-learning but few have embraced the full benefits of this technology. Not only is it a cost saver but there are real benefits in improving training standards, which in today's market is more important than ever," he continued.


"Working with TIS, we are looking at introducing the latest e-learning technology and developing this concept across a number of markets and aviation applications."


Ventana Aviation is distributing the course in partnership with ITEG, a well known provider of aviation training, based in Crawley.


ITEG's Managing Director, Donahue Cortes said: "We are excited to be working with Ventana Aviation. Cabin Crew Academy is a market-leading product and makes an excellent addition to the classroom training that we already provide.


"There are huge opportunities to develop this concept and I can see that, within a couple of years, this form of training will become an industry standard."


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Notes for editors


About Cabin Crew Academy and Ventana Aviation Ltd

Cabin Crew Academy is an offshoot from the airline consultancy, Ventana Aviation Ltd, formed by a number of former airline management. The company was set up in 2004 and has been working with a number of clients worldwide.


According to Ventana Aviation's managing director, Andrew Cowen, who was formerly finance & strategy director of Go Fly: "The travel industry is growing faster than ever and airlines are increasing their fleet sizes to meet the demand for more seats. We have seen first hand the huge strain on airlines to find and train cabin crew. There is no shortage of candidates but we are helping to raise standards and get them one step closer to landing the job of their dreams."


For more information, phone our information line on 0870 620 8159. To book online, visit www.cabincrew-academy.com


About Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) 
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) is a global pioneer in e-learning, with more than 15 years of experience in designing and developing innovative and cutting-edge e-learning solutions. TIS is a part of the $18 billion Tata Group - one of the largest and most trusted business conglomerates in India. 

TIS employs a global team of over 900 multi-disciplinary specialists - a unique mix of project managers, software engineers, instructional designers, content developers, visual designers and animators. Its service bouquet includes Simulations, Systems Training, New Hire Training, Business Processes and Skills Training, Regulatory and Compliance Training, Sales and Customer Service Training, Adaptive Assessments, Story-based Learning Objects, M-Learning and EPSS. TIS also has a K12 math practice and a K12 content practice, as well as having substantial experience in developing learning content and tools across keystages and subject areas.

Powered by creative talent, sound processes and technological excellence, TIS has developed e-learning solutions for more than 300 clients - including 50 Fortune 500 companies - across the US, the UK, Australia, Mainland Europe, Japan, UAE and India. Its client roster includes leading corporations, renowned educational institutions and government bodies such as American Airlines, British Airways, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobil, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, McGraw-Hill, ntl, Orange, Pearson Education, Qantas, Qwest, Royal Mail, Swiss Re, UNICEF, University of Phoenix, University of Maryland and Vodafone, along with Hodder, Oxford University Press, Granada Learning, Nelson Thornes, Research Machines PLC, Compass Learning, Florida Virtual School, Harcourt, Prentice Hall and, in the government sector, BECTA, UFI and DODEA. 

Apart from holding ISO 9001 certification, TIS is the only e-learning organisation in the world to be assessed at Level 5 in both the SEI-CMM and P-CMM frameworks. TIS’s quest for excellence is reflected in numerous prestigious industry awards, including a Silver - Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Award 2005 and 2004, APEX 2005 Award of Excellence, BETT 2004 Best Product Award, and 2 Business World-NID Design Excellence awards. 

For more information log on to www.tatainteractive.com

About the Tata Group 
The Tata Group, established in 1904 by the great visionary Jamsetji Tata, is one of Indias largest and most trusted business houses. The group pioneered the industrial revolution in India by founding, among other things, the first steel plant, power plant and chain of luxury hotels. 

The Group employs more than 330,000 people in 91 companies across diversified industry sectors including steel, automobiles, cement, telecom and IT. Generating revenues to the tune of £7bn per year  2.6 per cent of Indias total GDP  it is recognised as a leader in several industry segments such as such as steel, power, software exports and chemicals. It is also the parent company to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Asias largest software producer. 

Further information from:
Alan Samuel, Tata Interactive Systems, 020 7905 0156, www.tatainteractive.com