Montreal, 13 April 2016 – Airports Council International (ACI) is pleased to announce that Dublin International Aviation Training Academy (DIATA) has fulfilled all the requirements to become the first ACI Accredited Training Institute (ATI). The ATI initiative has been designed to build a network of airport training units that offer performance-based, up-to-date courses and other learning activities accredited by ACI that meet international standards for quality in workplace learning.
The ATI project reflects ACI's belief that ongoing learning is a key component of organizational success; that human performance can be improved through workplace learning; and that for training initiatives to be successful they must meet and exceed established international standards.
In order to have a learning activity accredited, ACI must first review the course content and determine that it meets or exceeds established standards for structure, accuracy and timeliness of subject matter, and appropriateness for the industry. Upon confirmation of the above, ACI then accredits the individual course or learning activity.
"ACI is pleased to have DIATA, a highly respected international aviation training institution, as the initial launch partner for this programme," said Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World. "Our membership's training needs are diverse, and the ATI initiative will allow us to develop a network of quality training venues throughout the world offering ACI-accredited course material in local languages, thereby increasing access to educational options that will ultimately drive the industry forward into the future."
"DIATA is delighted to be the first ACI ATI to receive this prestigious accreditation," said Kevin O' Driscoll, Senior Vice President, DIATA. "This is a significant endorsement from ACI and is recognition of our success in establishing a training academy that leads the way in aviation on going learning at home and abroad."
DIATA's first accredited course is titled Breathing Apparatus Re-validation (BAR). The BAR programme is specifically designed by DIATA for fire fighters to ensure they have full familiarity with breathing apparatus and associated equipment. It is a recommendation that Breathing Apparatus users bi-annually complete re-validation training.
