UAE signs civil aviation training deal with African nations

The UAE's Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), signed an MOU in Montreal, Canada, under which the GCAA with the Academy of Technical Training (ATT) and the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), will offer training courses and grants to AFCAC countries over the next two years for “developing specialised human resources in the civil aviation field.
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The GCAA has a strategic objective to strengthen international cooperation in civil aviation with various regional organisations, and said it “seeks to tackle human resource capacity building in Africa.”

The UAE will provide specialised scientific, technical and administrative training programs for AFCAC member-states in order to keep them abreast of   developments in the civil aviation industry.

"We see a very strong strategic partnership with AFCAC member states. With the assistance of AFCAC Secretariat, the will organize a number of on-site training courses in each of Africa's fine regions", said H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, GCAA’s Director General.

"Qualified and specialised human resources have always been the key factors of excellence in the civil aviation industry and have played essential role in promoting this industry within the national economy system. The UAE features high-calibre professionals who are trained and qualified to ICAO standards. We will impart expertise and know-how in training and develop the base of specialists in this field that is experiencing incredibly rapid growth. Among others, these courses will feature themes of safety management systems, airport economics, and air transport industry and airline business." he added.

The GCAA plans to grant AFCAC member states fellowships to attend courses in the UAE.  

 

 

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