ICAO Aviation Security Courses

Basic Airport Aviation Security Course

This course was designed to train the base or entry-level airport security personnel to implement, monitor and implement preventive airport security measures in accordance with approved local programs.

This course should be followed by at least six months of practical experience and work in airport security under the supervision of a qualified supervisor in this area.

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Airport Security Supervisors Course

This eight-day course is designed to ensure that relevant personnel at airports can supervise and monitor the implementation of aviation security preventive measures through the application of the relevant competencies required for security supervisors. The participants should have already attended a specialized aviation security training activity or have the experience in airport security operations.

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Air Cargo and Mail Security Course

This five-day course is designed to enable the participants to integrate knowledge of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) into the context of their designated role in their organization as part of a national responsibility to secure air cargo and mail against acts of unlawful interference, through the application of the relevant competencies and in accordance with Annex 17 and the ICAO Aviation Security Manual (Doc 8973 – Restricted). The participants should work for the appropriate State authority responsible for aviation security, other regulatory authorities, airports, airlines, and/or other stakeholders that have an active role in maintaining air cargo and mail security.

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AVSEC Crisis Management Workshop (CMW)

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to provide management personnel with the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement sound crisis management procedures. The workshop provides the personnel at the middle or senior management level of organizations within a State that have been assigned responsibility under that State’s National Civil Aviation Security Programme to form part of the crisis management element to respond to acts of unlawful interference occurring within that State.

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National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP) Workshop

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the requirements of a National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP) and enable them to draft and review such a programme. It is recommended that participants are at the middle or senior management level within the State’s appropriate authority who are responsible for the control, drafting, review, updating and/or implementation of NCASP. 

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Aviation Security Management

This course will train aviation security personnel at managerial level to plan, coordinate and implement the application of airport security preventive measures in accordance with approved programs.

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National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme

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National Aviation Security Certification Systems (ASCS) Workshop

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the general principles of developing, implementing and maintaining aviation security certification systems, with an emphasis given to screener certification and aviation security instructor certification. The workshop presents guidance material incorporated in the ICAO Aviation Security Manual (Doc 8973 – Restricted) and provides an opportunity to develop sample programmes that can be used as the foundation for developing specific State certification systems and/or be incorporated into existing ones. This workshop is designed for personnel responsible for the development, implementation and/or oversight of aviation security certification systems.

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AVSEC Risk Management Workshop (RMW)

This four-day interactive workshop is designed for aviation security management personnel and focuses on risk management as it applies to protecting civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference. The workshop provides participants with the tools to effectively assess risk through the identification and evaluation of threats, consequences and vulnerabilities. This workshop will expose participants to guidance material incorporated in the ICAO Global Risk Context Statement and provide them with the skills necessary to apply risk management methodology when determining the appropriate level of security measures to be implemented. Participants should be directly involved in the assessment or management of threats, vulnerabilities and/or risk on behalf of their State, including but not limited to, the State's appropriate authority for aviation security, National Police, Intelligence Services, airports, airlines and other aviation security stakeholders.

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Aviation Security National Instructors

This five-day course is designed to enable aviation security instructors to perform a competency-based and effective role in the delivery of their national aviation security (AVSEC) training activities, through the application of the relevant competencies and in

accordance with Annex 17 and the ICAO Aviation Security Manual (Doc 8973 – Restricted). The participants should be involved in the development, management and/or instruction of training materials related to a national civil aviation security training programme. 

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Aviation Security National Inspector

This seven-day course is designed to provide aviation security personnel with theoretical and practical knowledge of audits and inspections as part of a national civil aviation security quality control programme. The participants who successfully complete this course will be prepared to plan, coordinate and conduct quality control measures utilizing Annex 17 and ICAO methodology in accordance with approved national programmes.

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Aviation Security Managers

This seven-day course is designed to provide aviation security personnel at managerial level to plan, coordinate and implement the application of airport security preventive measures in accordance with approved programmes. The participants should be at the managerial or senior supervisor level, primarily responsible for the application of aviation security preventive measures at airports. 

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Airport Security Programme (ASP) Workshop

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the requirements of an Airport Security Programme (ASP) and enable them to draft and review such programmes. It is recommended that participants are at the middle or senior management level within the State’s appropriate authority, or within an airport, who are responsible for the approval, quality control, drafting, updating and/or implementation of ASPs.  It is also recommended that participants have attended a specialized aviation security training activity, such as the ICAO National Civil Aviation Security Programme Workshop or Management Course, prior to attending this workshop. 

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Security Culture Workshop (SCW)

This four-day interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the development and implementation of an effective security culture, which is one of the key priority outcomes of the ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP). Promoting a robust security culture is critical to achieving good security outcomes. Therefore, the workshop focuses on interactive exercises that enable the participants to learn how to develop, implement, and maintain robust and positive security culture within their organization. Recognizing that a strong security culture must be developed from the top management across and within every organization, participants should be responsible for the development and implementation of security culture and security measures within their organization, including but not limited to, at the middle and senior management from the State's appropriate authority for aviation security, police and intelligence services, airport and airline operators, and other aviation security stakeholders.

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National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme (NCASQCP) Workshop

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to provide aviation security management personnel the knowledge and skills needed to develop effective aviation security quality control measures under a National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme (NCASQCP). The workshop provides tools to assist the development of documentation, implementation methodology, and maintenance of appropriate oversight and internal quality assurance procedures. Participants should be at the middle or senior management level with responsibilities in the development, approval and/or implementation of quality control activities. Participants should also have previous knowledge and/or experience in aviation security oversight functions. 

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National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme (NCASTP) Workshop

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the general principles of a National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme (NCASTP). The workshop will also provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement a NCASTP that addresses training requirements, including certification according to their National Civil Aviation Programme. This workshop creates an opportunity for participants to develop a draft of NCASTP by utilizing the ICAO template. Participants should be at the middle or senior management level with responsibilities in the development, implementation and/or oversight of NCASTP.

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Insider Risk Workshop (IRW

This five-day interactive workshop is designed to train personnel to identify and develop insider threat scenarios and implement related aviation security preventive measures, in accordance with Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) contained in Annex 17 – Aviation Security. The workshop will also introduce personnel to the ICAO Global Risk Context Statement (Doc 10108 – Restricted) guidance material and provide the skills necessary to apply risk management methodology to the insider threat to determine the appropriate level of security measures to be implemented. Recognizing that acts of unlawful interference perpetrated by insiders continue to be a threat to civil aviation, the participants should be responsible for the development, assessment, and management of aviation security measures.

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ICAO Behaviour Detection Course

This course is designed to provide security personnel, and those responsible for the implementation of aviation security measures, with effective behaviour detection techniques and methods in order to enhance overall protection against acts of unlawful interference.

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