Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Aviation Security Sub-Group
Aviation Experts Group
27th APEC TPT-WG Meeting
Hanoi, Viet Nam
ICAO Professional Management Course
Submitted by New Zealand
Course Objectives
 To provide guidelines for a common
understanding of Annex 17 standards and
recommended practices
 The guidance material for their implementation
contained in the ICAO Security Manual (Doc
8973)
 To promote the use of management principles
and best practices relevant to the field of
AVSEC;
Course Objectives
 To promote intra-regional cooperation and
create an AVSEC professional network, and
 To provide the ICAO Secretariat with possible
misunderstandings in the interpretation of Annex
17 for the purpose of proposing corrective
actions to the AVSEC Panel of ICAO, with a view
to modifying, if needed, Annex 17, the Security
Manual as well as ICAO’s AVSEC training
packages.
Course Modules
 1. Global Environment
 2. Terrorism
 3. Understanding Annex 17 and the Security
Manual
 4. Establishing the Legal Framework
 5. Establishing Coordinating Infrastructure
 6. Financial Management
 7. Development of Specific Measures to Comply
with Annex 17
 8. Including Security Measures in the Design of
Infrastructures and Processes
Course Modules
 9. Project Management
 10. Technology and Equipment
 11. Quality Control
 12. Human Resources Management
 13. Management of Response to Major Security
Emergencies
 14. International Cooperation
 15. Other Issues and Related Aspects
Teaching Methodology
 Experienced instructors
 Presented in English and French at present
 First week in classroom-face to face sessions
 Approximately ten weeks of assignments and
tests through online learning
 Some assignments are individual and some as a
group
 Final week at the end of the course focuses on
the final assignment and final exam
Commitment
 I averaged approximately 10-15 hours per week
 Continual commitment is required for the whole
time of the course
 Access to Internet obviously essential
 Euro’s 3,500, travel and accommodation
expenses
Benefits
 In-depth knowledge and understanding of Annex
17 SARPS
 In-depth knowledge and understanding of the
relevant Conventions
 Understanding of necessity for robust legislative
and regulatory structure
 Standardisation of ICAO’s vision and strategic
objectives
Benefits
 Professional business and personnel
management knowledge and practices
 Ready access to other Professional Managers
through the world
 Formal qualification from Concordia University
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
(a) The sub-group note the relevance of the
ICAO course to the effectiveness of
implementing aviation security measures
in the APEC region; and
(b) Note the benefits as outlined in the
presentation.
Handouts
 ICAO Avsec-PMC Flyer
 ICAO Journal article-April 2005
 Training Schedule-2006