On 7 May, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Estonian Aviation Academy and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making the Academy the first IATA Authorized Training Center in Estonia.
The status of an Authorized Training Center means that the Academy can start offering contractual courses, mainly intended for the aviation sector, using training materials developed by the IATA. The courses will be conducted by IATA-approved trainers from the Academy.
Catrin Mattsson, the IATA’s Area Manager for Nordic and Baltic, praised the Academy’s initiative and said, “It has quickly become apparent that in addition to quality being the key component in the activities of the Academy, Estonian Aviation Academy also has high-flying visions for the future”.
The courses will first be offered to the school’s own students, being integrated into a number of different study programmes, including the Commercial Aviation Management programme that will launch this autumn. According to the Academy’s rector Koit Kaskel, the courses will greatly benefit the school’s first English-language study programme. “Offering cutting-edge IATA courses in a completely new programme will support study quality and help boost credibility,” he said, commenting on the collaboration. Next, courses will be offered for the Estonian market in the form of training packages intended primarily for aviation companies but also for those who have no previous aviation experience.