The Civil Aviation Authority confirms that the qualified human cadres are an essential pillar for the development of the sector
Abu Dhabi, September 17/ WAM/ The UAE believes that the future of the aviation sector with rapid development does not only lie in advanced infrastructure and modern technologies, but also in qualified human cadres.
Investing in human capital and exchanging knowledge has become an essential pillar in the strategies and plans of the state to develop this vital sector, ensuring a skilled national force, attracting human skills and competencies and creating global partnerships to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development.
This approach is integrated with safety policies, air field management, infrastructure, and innovation, by enabling professional cadres, providing bridges of cooperation and exchanging experiences with various countries of the world.
In 2012, the General Authority of Civil Aviation launched the International Cooperation Program, to become a leading platform for exchanging knowledge, technical assistance, and capacity building, especially to support developing countries.
Since its launch, the program has supported more than 15,000 participants through women’s development and empowerment programs, technical advice, field visits, technical support, workshops, training sessions, and institution development support.
According to the fourth report of the series of reports launched by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, entitled “Vision from within: Civil Aviation in the UAE” and through which it reviews the most prominent features of progress, challenges, and future opportunities, the country’s civil aviation sector has a growing base of professional cadres, whether national or foreign, eligible and working in this vital sector and serves its growth and development process.
According to the report, there are 10.108 pilots licenses, 38,404 licenses of a compartment crew, 4,651 engineers, 464 aviation monitors, and 427 registered flight distributors in the country.
The UAE is committed to supporting all efforts that enhance the capabilities of member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization “ICAO” in facing challenges related to compliance with international civil aviation standards and developing human and institutional capabilities.
Through qualitative initiatives such as the “ICAO reader” initiative and the launch of “cognitive exchange in civil aviation”, as well as comprehensive training programs implemented in cooperation with state institutions, the UAE’s efforts have achieved advanced results that include the provision of 2,053 workshops and training courses, and the provision of 99 specialized technical advice, and the implementation of 51 field support missions.
These results reinforce the position of the UAE, a world partner, reliable in enhancing the institutional capabilities of aviation, especially to support the ICAO initiative “not to leave countries behind the knees.”
And aware that future aviation challenges require new ideas and comprehensive leadership, the UAE cooperated with the ICAO and the owners of other interests to develop future cadres through initiatives such as the Ambassadors Program in World Aviation accelerators, the program next generation of professionals working in the field Flying.
These efforts aim to build an integrated system to stimulate development and growth, enhance innovation, and facilitate the exchange of knowledge across generations and between various countries of the world.
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