THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS IN AVIATION & TRAINAIR PLUS

Welcome to the website of the ICAO NGAP & TRAINAIR PLUS Regional Conference.  Dedicated to the Americas, this conference will be held at the Swissotel hotel in Quito, Ecuador, from 14 to 16 November 2011.

This Regional Conference is organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador.

The aviation industry is challenged by a difficult economic context, changing demographics and new technologies with far-reaching potential. States are also facing similar situation with respect to human development and resource planning for the conduct of safety oversight activities. This is especially critical as large contingent of the current generation of aviation professionals will retire, access to affordable training and education is increasingly problematic, and aviation competes with other industry sectors for attracting highly skilled professionals. In this context, it becomes urgent to review existing regulations and propose a new regulatory environment for the recruitment, education, training and retention of the next generation of aviation professionals.

The objectives of the Regional Conference are to:

a)            develop awareness and establish effective communication links at a regional level with States, regional organizations, operators, the industry, training providers and organizations, and students;

b)            provide a forum to exchange best practices and experiences on various NGAP related matters at the regional level; and

c)            reach out to the Next Generation: open a discussion link between ICAO, the aviation community and the students in order to target and better direct NGAP initiatives.

In addition to ICAO, presentations will be delivered by representatives from States, international organizations, aircraft manufacturers, academia and aviation training organizations, airport operators, airline industry, air navigation services providers and maintenance organizations. ICAO will take the opportunity of this event to present the new TRAINAIR PLUS programme, which is one of its important training programmes.

This conference is very important for those in States, aviation industry and training activities, in charge of human resource planning and development. It will allow participants from the region to share with the rest of the world their concerns, their problems, their best practices and solution with respect to aviation safety training.

Participation to the conference is free of charge but it is important that participants register in advance online through this website. Information on the programme, registration, exhibition and sponsorship, as well as other arrangements for the Conference, will be updated on a regular basis.

We look forward to your participation!