Representatives from teams across LLA including the airport’s airside operations, technical services, IT, HR, sustainability, guest experience and health, safety and wellbeing teams, have collaborated on the initiative, which has been designed to highlight the diversity of careers at LLA.
The resources, available to download from the LLA website, have been created to support workshops for local Key Stage 3 students, aged between 11-14 years, to highlight key transferrable skills through practical exercises.
The initiative forms part of LLA’s wider skills, education and outreach programmes, which aim to provide skills development opportunities and learning interventions throughout students’ school journeys, presenting them with meaningful encounters with LLA and equipping young people with essential skills and insights, setting them up for success in the workplace.
Nik Jones, HR director at London Luton Airport, said: “Research from the Education and Employers Taskforce highlights that when a young person has four or more meaningful encounters with an employer, they are 86% less likely to experience unemployment and can earn up to 22% more during their career. London Luton Airport sees initiatives such as this as a key opportunity to promote the airport’s commitment to investing in local skills development and education, as well as highlighting the breadth of exciting operational, technical and office-based career opportunities that we are able to offer.”
In 2024, the airport joined forces with The Forest of Marston Vale Trust, to launch a hugely successful environmental education programme aimed at local primary school children, providing children with an opportunity to visit the community forest and enjoy first-hand opportunities to develop their understanding of nature and biodiversity.
The workshops aim to highlight the diversity of careers at LLA
