Applications are
invited for Singapore – ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme for
2017/2018 academic year which is sponsored by the Singapore Government and
administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau for specialised training
programmes conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA).
ICAO firmly believes
that the safe and efficient operation of air transport systems is totally
dependent on the skills and knowledge of the national personnel who operate and
maintain these systems. ICAO, with UNDP support, has assisted over 50
developing States in establishing national civil aviation training centres.
Through its Technical Cooperation Programme, ICAO has been active in awarding
fellowship training in the various fields of civil aviation. In the past 15
years, around 15,000 fellowships were awarded to almost every developing State.
Course
Level: This
is a training fellowship programme.
Study
Subject:
List of courses offered under fellowships/scholarships:
Training Programmes:
- Emergency
Management Workshop: 10 – 14 Jul 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Air Navigation Services) Course: 24 – 28 Jul 2017 - Methodology
and Best Practices for Aviation System Block Upgrades (ASBU)
Implementation Course: 14 – 18 Aug 2017 - Aviation
Security Management Programme: 21 – 24 Aug 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Aerodromes) Course: 21 – 25 Aug 2017 - Safety
Audits of Air Traffic Services Course: 4 – 8 Sep 2017 - Aerodrome
Certification Course: 11 – 14 Sep 2017 - Airport
Terminal Operations and Management Course: 11 – 22 Sep 2017 - Airport
Security Operations Managers Course: 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2017 - State
Safety Programme Implementation Course*: 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2017 - Air
Traffic Management Safety Investigation and Analysis Course: 30 Oct – 3
Nov 2017 - Civil
Aviation Management Programme: 30 Oct – 10 Nov 2017 - Air
Disasters: Crisis Planning and Business Continuity Management Course: 6 –
10 Nov 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Flight Operations) Course: 22 Jan – 2 Feb 2018 - Aviation
Leaders Scholarship for Diploma in Civil Aviation Management: Subjected to
dates of compulsory and elective courses.
Aviation
Leaders Scholarships
Since 2013,
scholarships are offered for SAA’s Diploma in Civil Aviation Management which
comprises compulsory and elective courses. Participants are given the
flexibility to select an elective course based on their areas of profession or
interest. Participants may choose to attend any of the courses first.
Scholarship Nomination Forms should be submitted 6 weeks before the start of
the first course.
Scholarship
Award:
The Government of Singapore will bear the training fees, a daily allowance of
Sixty Singapore Dollars (S$60) and hotel accommodation for participants
accepted for the programmes. Complimentary breakfast will be provided at the
hotel and lunch at SAA during training days. Travel arrangements are to be made
and costs borne by the nominating Governments. Hotel accommodation will be
provided for the training duration, i.e. one day before course commencement
(after 2 pm) and one day after the course (till 12 noon). The daily allowance
will be limited to the training duration, i.e. from the start of the course up
to the last day of the course. Expenses to be incurred for the stay beyond this
duration will not be covered. Participants are advised to secure their own
overseas travel insurance to cover themselves for the period of the training in
Singapore.
Number of
Scholarships: In
response to overwhelming and continued demand, the fellowship and scholarship
programme has been extended for another three years from 2016 to 2019, and
expanded to provide 300 fellowships and 10 scholarships. Since 2001, 900
fellowships and 10 scholarships have been awarded under the DCTP.
Scholarship
can be taken in Singapore
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
This is training
fellowship and scholarship programme available for students from developing
countries which is sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by
the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau for specialised training programmes
conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA).
Nationality: Applicants from Developing
countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte
d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea, Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
College
Admission Requirement
English language
Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually
required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level
required by the University.
How to
Apply: Applications
should be made online. Before proceeding with the online application,
Nominating Governments should complete and endorse the Nomination Form
available here. The PDF copy of the completed Nomination Form needs to be
submitted as part of the on-line application. All applications should be
submitted on-line by the stated closing dates.
Application
Deadline: The
deadlines vary according to the programme below:
- Emergency
Management Workshop: May 29, 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Air Navigation Services) Course: June 12, 2017 - Methodology
and Best Practices for Aviation System Block Upgrades (ASBU)
Implementation Course: July 3, 2017 - Aviation
Security Management Programme: July 10, 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Aerodromes) Course: July 10, 2017 - Safety
Audits of Air Traffic Services Course: July 24, 2017 - Airport
Terminal Operations and Management Course: July 31, 2017 - Aerodrome
Certification Course: July 31, 2017 - Airport
Security Operations Managers Course: September 18, 2017 - State
Safety Programme Implementation Course*: September 18, 2017 - Air
Traffic Management Safety Investigation and Analysis Course: September 18,
2017 - Civil
Aviation Management Programme: September 18, 2017 - Air
Disasters: Crisis Planning and Business Continuity Management Course:
September 25, 2017 - Safety
Oversight Inspectors (Flight Operations) Course: December 11, 2017. - Aviation
Leaders Scholarship for Diploma in Civil Aviation Management: Subjected to
dates of compulsory and elective courses
