The ICAO's TCB Fellowships Programme
The safety, security,
regularity and efficiency of air transport are based on the skills, knowledge
and attitude of all personnel involved in the administration and maintenance of
the air navigation infrastructure. Effective training is a fundamental and integral
requirement for the proper development of any civil aviation infrastructure and
for adapting it to new technologies and procedures.
Fellowships
through ICAO TCB may cover all fields of
aeronautical activity from the basic training for use of equipment and systems
procured through technical cooperation projects to graduate courses for senior
managers in aeronautical engineering and airport management.
A significant component of technical cooperation projects is the training and upgrading of human resources capabilities through the development of activities in the following areas:
Training through ICAO's TCB Fellowships Programme
It is recognized that the development of local expertise is a cornerstone for the sustained expansion of a safe and secure civil aviation industry. To this end, the ICAO TCB fellowships programme facilitates global cooperation among ICAO contracting states, organizations and institutions to develop, provide, and offer training programmes and activities. Under this programme, donor states partner with training institutions to provide funded fellowships to candidates from developing ICAO Contracting States.
Typically, a training programme is implemented within the framework of an ICAO TCB project or a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the host government and ICAO. While the types of training delivered by these programmes are often tailored to address regional needs, this does not preclude attendance by candidates from out-of-region. Host governments may choose to fully or partially support expenses such as training fees, instructor fees, accommodation fees, living expenses and airfares.
The breadth of training available is extensive and continues to evolve and adapt to aviation needs. Recent programmes have delivered training in the fields of:
- accident investigation and prevention
- aircraft maintenance and airworthiness
- flight operations
- inspector training (personnel licensing, flight operations and airworthiness)
- safety management systems
- dangerous goods
- aviation medicine
- flight simulator training
- in the fields of Civil Aviation Management
- Air Traffic Control, Search and Rescue
- Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation
- Airport Engineering and Maintenance
Individuals awarded ICAO TCB
Fellowships must be officially nominated by their Government for training that
will be of primary benefit to the development of the Government’s civil
aviation. These individuals must have the personal, linguistic and technical
qualifications required to undertake the training with possibility of success
and be retained in the government’s civil aviation services for a suitable
period of years following the fellowship programme.
The TCB Training and
Fellowship Unit (TAF)is responsible for administering the ICAO TCB fellowships
programme and can provide support in these areas:
- Negotiations with training institutions in connection with arrangement of training and settlement of invoices
- Issuance of fellowship awards
- Arrangements of air tickets and payment of living allowances
- Monitoring of fellowship progress & termination reports
- Administration of fellowships group insurance policy
- Fellowships statistical reports
The TAF Unit produces
statistical reports on a regular basis. For the past 5 years, reports show an
average of 700 fellowships awarded per year.