Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands. 27th August, 2020

ICAO Validation Session of JAA TO Drone/UAS-RPC Training

27 August 2020

The official ICAO validation session of JAA TO’s course Competency and Licensing of UAS Remote Pilots (European Categories) (UAS-RPC) will take place from 1 – 3 September 2020. For the objective of successful assessment, 14 qualified participants are registered for the course who will be instructed by JAA TO’s Faculty Manager on Drones Prof. Filippo Tomasello.

The UAS-RPC course is an ICAO Training Package (ITP), jointly developed by ICAO and JAA TO, using the competency-based training methodology (Doc 9941). This ITP is based on ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing), including amendment 175 (i.e. Remote Pilot License – RPL), which is applicable from November 2022. The drone training is aimed to provide the necessary knowledge, skills and attribute to apply the European Union (EU) regulations for competence of remote pilots in accordance with ICAO SARPs.

Training outcomes will be of high importance in developing expertise and encouraging standard practices based on the correct application of the European Regulations. As a result, correct application of provisions for competencies of remote pilots will assure the safety of all air users and third parties on the ground.

The objective of this validation phase addresses the design of the training course and all its supporting documents (including the modules’ plan verification, the information contained in the presentations, as well as the handouts, exercises and mastery tests) in order to verify whether the course complies with the ICAO competency-based training methodology. After successful validation, this training course, JAA TO’s newest development in the Drone/UAS discipline, will be officially approved as ICAO Training Package (ITP) for labeling.

The ICAO ITP Competency and Licensing of UAS Remote Pilots (European Categories) (UAS-RPC) will be the world’s first virtually delivered ITP from a Regional Centre of Excellence (RTCE). It will also constitute for JAA TO’s first ICAO ITP in its renowned Drone/UAS category. All the organisation’s other drone courses recently received recognition by the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS), making it the first training organisation in the world to apply this label.

After final ICAO validation JAA TO plans to schedule implementation of the course starting mid-September 2020.

Filippo Tomasello, JAA TO’s UAS Faculty Manager and Senior Partner at EuroUSC Italia, and Costantino Senatore, Flight Test and Operations Manager at EuroUSC Italia, have been designated instructors of the course.

The team worked more than two years to reach this validation session.” explains Filippo Tomasello, “it was hard, since UAS are still a novel subject and since the scope of ICAO and EU [European Union] provisions is not the same. But now we are very proud that UAS-RPC may well become the first course of our faculty recognised by ICAO.

- Filippo Tomasello, JAA TO’s UAS Faculty Manager and Senior Partner at EuroUSC Italia

As RTCE, JAA TO is selectively qualified to development of ICAO ITPs. This ITP makes JAA TO once again pioneers because it is deliverable as both virtual and classroom course. This specialty is a breakthrough in the field of learning and development, as well as in aviation.

-JAA TO Director Ms. Paula V. de Almeida

For more information about UAS courses, schedules and registrations check the JAA TO website, social media channels or contact training@jaato.com. The JAA TO UAS courses are also available virtually!

About JAA TO ✈️

The JAA Training Organisation (JAA TO) is a Dutch non-profit, self-financing organisation and the Associated Body of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). JAA TO has a history of 50+ years training the aviation industry and national authorities on regulation in the air transport sector. JAA TO is the only Platinum Training Centre of Excellence (TCE) in Europe recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). JAA TO is an IATA Dangerous Goods CBTA Centre of Excellence, an ACI World Accredited Training Partner, recognized Dutch National Aviation Security Training Centre and a leading member of the EASA Virtual Academy (EVA).

JAA TO schedules more than 300 training courses annually on topics such as safety, security, drones and management. Within the aviation community, JAA TO offers a platform to learn and exchange views on latest regulatory developments. In addition, JAA TO provides advisory services, knowledge solutions, training consultancy and assistance with capacity building for (aviation) training departments.

VISIT JAA TO WEBSITE

JAA TO press contact: Karl Schreiber
Marketing & Communications Manager
Email: kschreiber@jaato.com
Tel: +31 (0) 23 56 79 721

Training Courses

New Course Launch- ICAO-ITP: Fundamentals of Instructional Competencies

28 July 2024

The course provides instructors with the fundamentals of instructional competencies to prepare them for effective deliveries of competency-based training in compliance with ICAO Doc 10097, Training Instructors Guide (TIG), 1st ed., 2021 and international best practices i...

28 July 2024

Training Courses

New JAA TO Flight Dispatch Training facilitates CBTA methodology according to newest ICAO Doc 10106

6 February 2023

Tiago Ludgero is an experienced expert in flight operations and flight dispatcher training. He holds key roles in international aviation organisations, representing dispatchers' interests at ICAO. In this interview, he shares his insights on professional standards, train...

6 February 2023

Training Courses

New JAA TO Flight Dispatch Training facilitates CBTA methodology according to newest ICAO Doc 10106

1 February 2023

The JAA TO Flight Dispatch Recurrent training establishes a high level of safety and proficiency, by adequate recurrent training to the daily demand’s tasks for flight dispatch personnel.This category of training is for personnel who have been trained and qualified in an...

1 February 2023

Training Courses

Drone courses receive certification. Strong portfolio sets benchmarks for harmonised approach on drone requirements.

21 July 2020

The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) recognize the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) courses developed by the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO). This recognition enables JAA TO to be the first training organisation in the...

21 July 2020