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Arab News
13-05-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Pakistan certifies aviation security officers under UK-led training, aims for stronger global compliance
KARACHI: Pakistan's civil aviation regulator on Tuesday said all officers in its aviation security directorate have been internationally certified as security inspectors, following a UK-sponsored training program conducted by instructors qualified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The certification, delivered by the UK Department for Transport (DfT), marks a key step in boosting Pakistan's compliance with global aviation security standards. Officials said the move is expected to strengthen oversight, improve regulatory capability and bolster Pakistan's standing under ICAO's global audit regime. 'This training will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of our national aviation security inspectors and help increase compliance with international standards,' the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in a statement. The training, conducted in Pakistan by ICAO-qualified UK instructors, officially recognizes all officers in the CAA's Directorate of Aviation Security as certified Aviation Security Inspectors, a designation that enables them to conduct safety and compliance assessments in line with international protocols. Pakistan has previously ranked high in South Asia on ICAO's Effective Implementation Rating, a global benchmark that measures a country's adherence to international aviation safety and security practices. The assessment is conducted under ICAO's Universal Security Audit Program (USAP), which evaluates how well member states implement aviation security oversight systems. The PCAA informed it was also expanding safety inspector training through international academic placements, adding two officers had been selected for fully sponsored postgraduate programs in France and South Korea, secured through ongoing coordination with both countries' civil aviation authorities.
Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
It's Never Been Harder to Find Air Traffic Controllers — Look at Newark
Not everyone is suited to a job protecting thousands of people from a gruesome death every second of the working day, when a single mistake can mean catastrophe. That's why a third of the aspiring air traffic controllers who attend the Federal Aviation Administration's specialist academy in Oklahoma City don't make the cut. But still they arrive — all required to be US citizens younger than 31 and physically fit — enticed by a career that can pay well into the six figures without a college degree. The FAA says less than 10% of applicants are accepted into the training program.
CBC
10-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
GTA non-profit introduces women's cohort in construction training program
Seven women in the Greater Toronto Area are on their way to new careers in the skilled trades, thanks to a local, specialty training program. Blue Door's Construct program graduated its first cohort of all women last month — a milestone moment for the housing and employment non-profit, which aims to create more opportunities for women in the skilled trades. "I really enjoy using the machines and being able to create something with my own hands," said Nikki Wallis, who recently completed the program in Aurora, Ont., funded in part by the federal government's Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy. "I'm not a very confident person, I'm quite shy, but learning the trades I was able to open up more and try new things," she said. The eight-week program includes in-class training, on-the-job work experience and wraparound supports to help vulnerable people secure long-term, well-paying careers in the construction trades. Since women made up about five per cent of construction workers on-site nationally in 2024, according to the Canadian Association of Women in Construction — and despite industry efforts to hire more women — the program's leaders are hoping the women's cohort will create more opportunities to bring women into the industry, while learning in a safe space. The Construct program is expected to have around 270 participants total this year, says Emmy Kelly, chief operating officer of Blue Door, and the next women-only cohort is slated to begin in June. "We want to increase the number of women who have the opportunity to move into the labour trades and to do so this program provides support with child care, with transport, with any other needs that they might have to engage in the workforce," she said. Kelly says the program also recognizes a void in the labour market, with the federal government saying in a March news release that the construction industry needs to recruit more than 350,000 new workers by 2033 to meet the demand of infrastructure, housing and industrial projects. Employers need to focus on retention, women in the industry say More programs that support training and recruitment have been making strides the last few years, but industry leaders say employers need to prioritize retaining female employees as well. "Often women have the caregiver role in a family and so that can prevent them from engaging meaningfully because of barriers that are put there by employers," Kelly said, adding that the hours and lack of flexibility can make it difficult to support a family. Constanza Maass, an environmental specialist, says she co-founded Women on Site to help address this issue. The non profit's website said it was founded in 2022 by four women in the industry who recognized the need for connection and support within the building industries. The group encourages women and gender diverse individuals to stay and thrive in their male-dominated careers through networking, mentorship and community building opportunities. "Once we all got out into the field and started working, we realized that all the support that we had once we were done training wasn't really there anymore," Maass said, adding she was close to leaving to industry. "Women need to feel like they have a community, support and people that they can talk to, so that we're not losing all these people that we spent a lot of work and money and effort into training," she said. Narin Ismail, who also graduated from the first women's cohort last month, says her goal is to become a carpenter — something she says she would have pursued earlier if more programs like this existed. But she says when she was in high school, there wasn't the same push to get women into the trades that there is now. She encouraged any other women interested in the field to check out Blue Door's program. "If you're a woman and you want to get into the trades, it's not too late," she said. "I think there are many opportunities for women out there, we can do it."
