Singaporean Transport Minister and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on managing aviation training, according to Shipping Gazette.
The MOU provides a framework for collaboration between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and its training arm, the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA), and the ICAO on the development and organisation of leadership and management training for aviation leaders, senior management and professionals.
This is the third training-related MOU Singapore signed with ICAO. The first is the MOU on Singapore-ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP), which was concluded in 2001. The second MOU was signed in 2010, which established the ICAO-Singapore Aviation Security Leadership and Management Seminar.
The latest MOU will further enhance Singapore's contribution to human capital development for international civil aviation through training and the sharing of knowledge and best practices. An executive programme on aviation safety targeted at directors general of Civil Aviation is being developed, with the inaugural programme planned to take place in the latter half of 2014.
"This cooperative agreement will help ICAO and Singapore to bring an increased level of focus to global and regional civil aviation training needs over the near-term," Mr Aliu said, "both for improved learning and human capital development opportunities."
Said CAAS director general Yap Ong Heng: "Singapore is a strong advocate of developing aviation leadership and human capital, which are key to addressing the challenges facing global aviation with its rapid growth.
"Singapore's partnership with ICAO in leadership and management training affirms our commitment to contribute in a meaningful way to advancing international civil aviation," he said.
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