The Civil Aviation Training School (CATS) on Monday hosted its graduation ceremony at the Umana Yana, which saw some 36 persons graduating in various disciplines such as Flight Information and Alerting Services and Approach Control.
Twenty-three out of the 36 graduated as Aeronautical Information Management Officers and Air Traffic Control Assistants after completing six months of classroom training.
Public Works Minister and the recent batch of graduates from CATS
Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill in his feature address stated that “the Civil Aviation Training School has recently completed an audit and acquired its TRAINAIR PLUS accreditation from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), which means that the training provided by CATS will be globally recognised by ICAO member States.”
Edghill further added, “We will no longer have to go to seek the training, because now we will be offering the training, and our people can benefit from it right here in Guyana.”
He noted that the country’s record on safety, its capacity to regulate the aviation industry and the excellent work done by Air Traffic controllers must be applauded.
CATS has conducted 14 training courses for 2024, one of which was done for the Cayman Island Airport Authority, making it the first international training delivered by the school.
The training was done virtually through a recently acquired Moodle Learning Management System, which is used for the development and presentation of online training.
Meanwhile, Edghill challenged the graduates to not only have a good attitude but also to have good conduct as they discharge their responsibilities in the profession.
