Schiphol-Rijk, 8 October 2019, The Netherlands

New ICAO Training Package (ICAO ITP) on CAPSCA

08 October 2019

JAA TO has introduced a new online course developed to capacitate airport and public health authorities on an international and/or national level. The online course, “Conducting a technical assistance visit to CAPSCA Member States and Airports” was developed in close collaboration with the subject-matter specialists from CAPSCA-EUR, and by coordination of the specialised United Nations agency for aviation – The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA) is an ICAO-coordinated programme with the objective to mitigate the impact and spread of potential public health epidemics – those such as SARS, H1N1/Swine flu, Ebola, Zika, for a few examples from recent years.

This course emphasizes the importance of collaboration and cooperation between multiple stakeholders in the aviation and public health sectors, which is absolutely essential to ensure safe and sustainable air transport while at the same time mitigating the impact of the public health emergencies at various levels.

- Dr. Ansa Jordaan, Chief, Aviation Medicine Section, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO

The development process of the CAPSCA course from JAA TO was a project of passion. The JAA TO Course Development Unit (CDU) has worked tirelessly and very effectively to provide the experts from CAPSCA-EUR with a platform and means to share their knowledge with public health experts. I am proud to see those efforts realised and look forward to the impactful result in the overall aviation system.

- Director of JAA Training Organisation, Paula de Almeida

‘Conducting a Technical Assistance Visit to CAPSCA Member States and Airports’ is the first aviation medicine training course available that deals with public health matters in aviation that has been developed up to the high standards of the ICAO competency-based training methodology.

President of the JAA TO Foundation Board, Vice-President of ECAC, and Director general of the Italian ECAC member state, Alessio Quaranta, provided a statement about the necessity of CAPSCA for ECAC member states.

I believe the CAPSCA programme will result in an overall safer and healthier community among member states of ECAC, who will certainly strive to uphold the standards and practices outlined in the CAPSCA programme.

The new online course ‘Conducting a technical assistance visit to CAPSCA Member States and Airports’ is now available for registration.

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.

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