Engr. Akin Olateru, Commissioner/CEO, Accident Investigation Bureau at the Nigerian Aviation Workforce Symposium held at the NAF Conference Centre Abuja |
In his opening remarks, the NCAT Rector, Capt. Moddibo said
it is significant that continuous synergy is maintained among associate
agencies, considering the global challenges facing the aviation industry that
requires tremendous innovation and dedication.
The Commissioner said the AIB-N Training Centre located
close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Abuja is about 90 percent completed
and should be ready at about the third quarter of 2022.
“AIB is setting up a training school which is the first of
its kind in the history of Africa. That will be the first. It is a welcomed
initiative. We have been talking to NCAT among great institutions in the world
that teach aircraft accident investigation courses.
We have worked on a curriculum and we will want us to
revisit that because the training school is about 90 percent completed” he
stated.
He also said the essence of the facility is to deepen
training as AIB-N prioritises manpower development adding that the NCAT visit
will deepen their collaboration on training.
The AIB-N Commissioner urged the NCAT to create a platform
for training all non-technical personnel of the aviation industry on aviation
awareness appreciation programme
Said Olateru: “This visit is in the spirit of collaboration.
Training is extremely important in any organisation and that is what makes the
organisation grow. Training is what has been central to what we do. So far, in
the AIB, we have trained 48 of our staff at NCAT.
Before the end of this year, we will be training 16 of our
staff to have a private pilot license (PPL). The programme is starting February
14th this year. So far, we have trained 17 of our aircraft engineers at NCAT.
We are currently having nine of our of staff on students review.”
“We have trained two of our air traffic controllers and two
dispatchers at NCAT. Recently, one of the new units we set up, the Command
and-Control Centre also had seven staff trained on radiotelephony. So, it is a
partnership that is growing” he noted.
Olateru urged the States and Federal Government to be
sponsoring students in NCAT as they used to do adding that this would enable
children of poor background to benefit from NCAT training services.
Modibbo also said AIB-N’s commitment to acquiring modern
facilities and manpower development resonates positively with NCAT adding that
NCAT has been re-equipping to remain at the forefront in aviation education.
The Rector urged for more patronage from AIB-N even as he
appreciated the synergy between the two agencies in the area of capacity
development.
The Rector also stressed the efforts being made by the
aviation college to enhance security in its campus adding that more than 40
armed security operatives have been deployed to man the institution’s security
system.
According to him both the Kaduna State and the Federal
Government were working hard to ensure adequate security in the area.
The two aviation agencies also discussed areas of mutual
benefits and collaboration that would further improve aviation safety and
development.
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