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Training of highly qualified staff in aviation field was a complicated problem. Training of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) was especially vital problem, as there was now modern Aviation School equipped with high technologies, capable to provide the training/re-training of these specialists. Moreover there was no ATC High School, were the training of new generation would be possible.
In order to solve this problem “SAKAERONAVIGATSIA”, Ltd. had to conduct the training/re-training courses of the local staff abroad, with high costs.
The training of one student in “RUDLOE COLLEGE” costs from 1200$ up to 1600$ per week, and from 75000$ up to 85000$ per annum, without transportation and living costs. Cost of their training in Georgia is 799$ per week, and 38352$ per annum.
With the initiative of the authorities of “SAKAERONAVIGATSIA”, Ltd. to replenish the staff and to reduce the costs, negotiations were conducted with English company “ASTAC”, Ltd. in order to found a joint training-center in Georgia. “ASTAC”, Ltd. is an English company. It owns “RUDLOE COLLEGE”, the institution with modern equipment and fully conforming to ICAO standards.
In 2005, because of the above-mentioned negotiations, the joint Georgian-English enterprise (Training Center) “SAKASTAC”, Ltd. was founded.
The Training Center is located in Tbilisi on the territory of the International Airport in newly built building owned by “SAKAERONAVIGATSIA”, Ltd. The invited British Instructors accredited according to the International Standards conduct the education process. The local staff is trained in Great Britain for instructors simultaneously, and the local staff will replace the invited instructors by stages.
The invited British Instructors accredited according to the International Standards conduct the education process.
“SAKAERONAVIGATSIA”, Ltd. offers general professional education by ATC training courses to the interested persons. For the sake of transparency and objectivity in the selection of entrants, it had been decided that the British Council, which has wide experience in this field and is an impartial organization with worldwide-approved principles, would conduct testing process.
The selection of the entrants was conducted in four steps. On the first step, the British according to the application forms of the students conducted the selection. On the second step, the British Council revealed the level of knowledge of English language. On the third step the representatives of “ASTAC”, Ltd., selected the candidates who passed the first two steps by means of interview and on the last step the candidates had psychological test. Following the selection, 12 entrants were revealed, who are studying to master the profession of the ATC in the Training Center of “ASTAC”, Ltd. The Britain instructors according to the programme accredited by ICAO conduct the training.
After the successful completion of the study, the students will work at “SAKAERONAVIGATSIA”, Ltd
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