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TRAINING COURSE

Aviation Security Management (Foundation)

Introduction

This course provides an exposure of foundation level to the current threats to security that the international civil aviation sector is facing, including terrorism. It provides a detailed analysis of security issues that affect daily airport and airline operations and offers practical strategies, techniques, and solutions for managing risks in a dynamic operational context. It will also provide an awareness of the importance of developing security management systems (SeMS) and how to integrate them with safety systems.

This short, foundation level training course is intended to cover all aspects of aviation security, from a management perspective, such as human trafficking, information security, unruly passengers, background vetting, cybersecurity, and more. 

Course Content

At the end of this course learners should be able to:

  • Describe the current and emerging security threats and risks to the aviation sector;
  • Explain the core principles of aviation security, the legal framework for managing threats and risks, and the roles of relevant international bodies;
  • Use a range of integrated security planning strategies to improve security compliance and security planning;
  • Design, organise and measure simple exercises to test existing security arrangements using quality management methods to achieve continuous improvement, and to draw conclusions;
  • Prepare security awareness briefings for airport and airline workers, contractors and visitors; and 
  • Evaluate the components of an aviation security management system.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you should have:

  • At the end of this course learners should be able to:

    • Describe the current and emerging security threats and risks to the aviation sector;
    • Explain the core principles of aviation security, the legal framework for managing threats and risks, and the roles of relevant international bodies;
    • Use a range of integrated security planning strategies to improve security compliance and security planning;
    • Design, organise and measure simple exercises to test existing security arrangements using quality management methods to achieve continuous improvement, and to draw conclusions;
    • Prepare security awareness briefings for airport and airline workers, contractors and visitors; and 
    • Evaluate the components of an aviation security management system.

Who should take this course

Leaders and managers with strategic responsibility for airport operations, including those working for airlines, airport operators, civil aviation authorities and law enforcement agencies, supervisors and managers who are working, or are soon to work, in the aviation sector and those with an investigative or crisis response role to aviation scenarios.

Pre-requisites

Essential:

None.