Corporate virtual university: BAA

Abstract

BAA (formerly British Airports Authority) has a mission ‐ to be the most successful airport company in the world. Training and development are at the heart of the strategies aimed to meet this objective, and BAA aims to become a true learning organization. In seeking to build an environment supportive of organizational and personal learning, BAA created a learning partnership with the University of Surrey/International Management Centres. Describes the virtual‐university support structure which has been created for BAA managers on a range of courses, and outlines the benefits.

Citation

(1998), "Corporate virtual university: BAA", Education + Training, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 143-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000004497