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New Irish E-learning Platform

Avico UK & Ireland, in partnership with Butterfly Aero Training, are delighted to announce the launch of our computer based Module 1 General Security Awareness training course.

Avico & Butterfly are the first computer based provider to receive official Department of Transport approval for their computer based Module 1 course.
 The entire course content has been reviewed and approved by the DoT and information will be updated on a regular basis in accordance with regulatory changes. The course fully complies with the European requirements and lasts 2.5 hours in total. The course is internet based and uses cutting edge technology to present the content in an easy to understand way.

The trainee can start and stop the training session at any time and the Computer Based Training course can be accessed from any computer using the unique username and password. This aspect of the course makes it particularly suitable for those working on a shift basis.

The course covers basic issues relating to airport security which all airport staff need to be aware of.
The course is broken up into small subsections, each of which ends with a small number of questions to test the candidate’s understanding of the preceding information. At the end of the test there is a final exam which comprises of 12 multiple-choice and yes or no questions. Candidates must achieve a minimum pass rate of 85% (based on Department of Transport requirements) in order to pass the test and have 2 attempts to do so. Upon successful completion of the course, an official certificate will be emailed either to the candidate or to their manager.

There are many benefits to employers of using our course.
As it is a computer based course there is no need for staff to be away from work for prolonged periods to attend classroom based courses, many of which are unsuitable for those working shift hours.

Another major benefit is the cost saving to the employer. Our course costs €50 per person which is significantly lower than the classroom based options.

Contact details

To take a tour of the course itself please log on to our website: www.airportsecurity.ie

For further information and to learn how AVICO can help your organisation, please contact us:

• Sales team : 01-8141096
• Email : sales (at) airportsecurity.ie

UK strengthens security: Introduces no-fly list, bans Yemenia

Thursday January 21, 2010

The UK revealed a further set of measures to enhance aviation security, including introduction of a "no-fly" list, suspension of Yemenia Yemen Airways' direct flights "pending enhanced security" and its intention to "promote enhancements to the international aviation security regime, including stronger security arrangements in airports and greater sharing of information" with ICAO, the EU and G8 nations.

"I can announce today that as well as extending our watchlist, we intend for the first time to use the watchlist as the basis for two new lists: First a no-fly list, and second a larger list of those who should be subject to special measures including enhanced screening prior to boarding flights bound for the UK," Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a statement to the House of Commons yesterday. He vowed that "over the coming months we will go further in taking action against people before they even board a plane to the UK."

As a result of a £1.2 billion ($1.97 billion) investment in its e-Borders system, the UK by year end will "be able to check all passengers traveing from other countries to all major airports and ports in the UK, whether they are in transit or whether the UK is their final destination, by checking against the watchlist 24 hours prior to travel and taking appropriate action," Brown said.

He also said the UK will "push for swift agreement" at EU level on the ability to collect and process data on passenger records, including travel within the EU, and on enforcement of the European Commission's recent approval of the transmission of advance passenger information to the e-Borders system by carriers based in other member states.

US President Barack Obama announced two weeks ago an initiative to strengthen watchlist procedures and intelligence gathering (ATWOnline, Jan. 8).

Brown yesterday called for more research "on the most sophisticated devices capable of identifying potential explosives anywhere on the body" and for "greater guarantees about security in those international airports from which there are flights into our country." The UK is introducing new body scanners at its airports beginning next week (ATW's Airports Today, January 2010).

by Cathy Buyck