FINNISH CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Avia College is a special vocational establishment for the aviation sector run by the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration.
Avia College provide training to security staff to allow them to meet aviation security inspection requirements that have been tightened and legislated at both Finnish and European Union levels following the events of September 11th, 2001.

The legislation in EU countries is based on the regulations and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the recommendations of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC).

Avia College now use SmartSystem for CBT training of security personnel and have been actively involved with helping Smart Approach prepare for expansion of CBT training courses in aviation cargo.

Juha Soinola, Manager of Security Training at Avia College said this of Smart Approach

“ In Finland, we have trained security screeners over ten years. In the past the training has been a mixture of security screening theories and on the job training. Now, with the help of SmartSystem we can simulate all possible security threats that are possible in the field of aviation. For the first time we can also review student’s skills to recognise the threats and make right actions. Therefore, we are proud to say that our training has taken a huge step forward to meet future requirements. We have found out that Smart Approach is a very flexible and reliable partner. “