Southwest Airlines Careers
Benefits - The Freedom to Learn and Grow
Southwest Airlines values our People and their goals. These are just a few of the many opportunities to learn and grow our Employees are provided.
Learning:
- University for People: Our state-of-the-art training facility provides professional and personal development for our Employees through both classroom delivered and online learning opportunities.
- Leadership Training: Want to be a Leader? Classes like Leadership 101 (Is Leadership for me?), Leadership Southwest Style (Supervisor Training), and Next Level Leadership (Manager Training) will show you how!
- Personal development: The University offers classes on interviewing, getting organized, speaking in public, and everything in between.
- Initial and Recurrent Training: Southwest ensures that each and every Employee receives thorough training. Departments like InFlight, Flight Operations, Maintenance, and Ground Operations learn from the best trainers and periodically get to refresh their skills in FUN and educational environments.
Growing:
- Moving around the Company: Southwest LUVs to promote from within. We also encourage movement around the Company to increase skills and Company knowledge.
- Days in the Field: Interested in another department or position? We encourage spending a few hours or a day observing and learning about other Teams.
- Manager in Training (MIT) Program: Our MIT Program was formed to identify and develop Leaders who have longterm interest and potential with our Company. We offer intensive Leadership training to get them ready for longterm careers in Leadership.
Southwest Airlines is an equal opportunity employer.

