Civil Aviation Training
A total of 254 fellowships were awarded under technical cooperation projects (for a combined duration of 164.47 work-months) of which 190 (74.8 per cent) were awarded to male participants and 64 (25.2 per cent) to female participants, as described below:
Under country and regional technical cooperation projects funded by recipient governments or donors, 40 of these fellowships were awarded to 30 male and 10 female participants;
Under Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) signed by ICAO with Singapore for the provision of training to be funded by this country and administered by ICAO, 214 fellowships were awarded to 160 male and 54 female participants. Of these:
- 109 fellowships were awarded to 84 male and 25 female participants for training undertaken at the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) under the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP). Courses and workshops on the following subject matters were provided: aeronautical information services - aeronautical information management, air traffic flow management and collaborative decision making, airline business for aviation professionals and regulators, aviation crisis management in the new normal-COVID19, aviation leaders scholarship for diploma in aviation safety management, aviation leaders scholarship for diploma in civil aviation management, aviation security auditing techniques, crisis management in aviation security workshop, ICAO standardized training package operational hazard identification and risk mitigation, incident investigation: effective safety risk management, methodology and best practices for aviation system block upgrades implementation, redefining aviation of tomorrow – data analytics and artificial intelligence, redefining aviation of tomorrow – disruptions, innovations and opportunities, safety audits of air traffic services, safety management systems implementation, safety oversight inspectors (aerodrome), safety oversight inspectors (air navigation service), safety oversight inspectors (flight operations) and State Safety Programme implementation; and
- 105 fellowships were awarded to 76 male and 29 female participants for training undertaken at the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) under the Young Aviation Professionals Programme (YAPP). Courses and workshops on the following subject matters were provided: aeronautical information services - aeronautical information management, air traffic flow management and collaborative decision making, airline business for aviation professionals and regulators, airport best practices - airport ramp management, airport best practices - airport ramp operations (intermediate), aviation crisis management in the new normal-COVID19, aviation security auditing techniques, civil aviation management programme, crisis management in aviation security workshop, ICAO standardized training package operational hazard identification and risk mitigation, methodology and best practices for aviation system block upgrades implementation, redefining aviation of tomorrow – data analytics and artificial intelligence, redefining aviation of tomorrow – disruptions, innovations and opportunities, safety management systems implementation, safety oversight inspectors (aerodrome), safety oversight of aviation meteorological services and State Safety Programme implementation.
ICAO experts recruited through technical cooperation and technical assistance projects implemented by TCB provided in-country training in various fields for a total of 7 885 civil aviation administration personnel (7 843 under technical cooperation projects and 42 under technical assistance projects) out of which 6 522 (6 482 under technical cooperation projects and 40 under technical assistance projects) (82.7 per cent) were male and 1 363 (1 361 under technical cooperation projects and 2 under technical assistance projects) (17.3 per cent) were female.
Recipient States also continued to include substantial training for their nationals as part of the procurement component of their ICAO technical cooperation projects. In addition, 1 179 national staff benefited from training in new technologies and in the operation of equipment purchased through ICAO technical cooperation projects.
The training of management, technical and operational personnel was particularly important in terms of improving State oversight capabilities. According to information provided by Member States, personnel trained through the Technical Cooperation Programme (i.e. aviation safety and security personnel, including inspectors) are progressively absorbed by civil aviation administrations, which greatly benefit from the training and retention of a qualified workforce.
