Gerry, you are right on target with your comment. This addresses a
whole new paradigm in education called the "Corporate University" or
"Corporate College." I recently discovered a new magazine called
"Corporate University Review" that covers this exciting concept of
education. You might want to scan their website at
http://www.traininguniversity.com/index.html
The latest issue of "Corporate University Review" describes a program at
Reebok that does exactly what you are talking about. The idea of a
corporate university in an airline has tremendous potential. In many
cases, airlines already have the training programs, the experts, and the
facilities. I can picture an alliance between an airline and a
university that does exactly what Gerry suggests - providing advanced
certificates for our specializations. Here is an example - Certificate
in Human Factors Facilitation. Anybody interested??
-- Guy M. Smith Manager, Human Factors Practices Northwest Airlines N7205 5101 Northwest Dr. St. Paul, MN 55111-3034 Phone 612-727-4255