Air Traffic Management Training

Entry Point North, one of the largest Air Traffic Service academies, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Croatia Control Ltd to provide ATC related training to its Air Traffic Controllers. Various ATSEP training courses have been delivered during 2012 and Croatian controllers have received OJTI training in Zagreb.

At the moment Entry Point North accommodates operational controllers from Croatia in the academy in Malmoe for Area and Approach Control Rating training. The courses delivered are fully compliant with Eurocontrol Common Core Content. It will include COOPANS information and site visits to control centres as part of Croatia Control’s need for specific COOPANS related training. In order to ensure that special training needs are addressed and thoroughly fulfilled, the training is conducted in cooperation with local Croatian instructors as well as Entry Point North’s professional training staff.

“We are very happy to have Croatia Control Ltd as a new client of Entry Point North for many interesting training projects. We find the Croatian participants very aspiring and eager to learn and that makes our courses even more efficient and interesting” – says Bjarne Alster, Client Manager at Entry Point North.

Background information:

About Entry Point North
Entry Point North is an award winning Air Traffic Services academy. Entry Point North, jointly owned by Avinor, LFV and Naviair, was the first ATS academy accredited under the European Commission’s directives towards the vision of the Single European Sky by 2020.

The academy is a total training solution provider, providing a wide range of services:

• Training for air traffic controllers and air traffic services personnel;
• Selection and recruitment according to EUROCONTROL FEAST testing and other testing tools;
• Training of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel;
• Certified aviation English testing;
• Various consultancy services for ANSPs.

Every year more than 400 aspiring and operational ATCOs from various countries are trained at the academy’s modern facilities in Malmoe, Sweden. Specialised courses within Human Factors and Safety areas are also offered to a diverse range of ATM personnel. These courses develop the individual’s non-technical skills such as decision-making and interpersonal communication. In addition, the academy provides a broad range of ATM related training and consultancy services. Our customers are both regional and international public and private ANSPs, airports, airlines as well as military clients. The Entry Point North academy has delivered its services throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.

Entry Point North is a recognised international academy with more than 70 employees and consultants originating from over 12 countries. We have more than 180 state-of-the-art simulator positions and high resolution 3D image tower simulators: two 360° and eleven 180°. In addition, the academy has a CBT facility with 40 positions to assist and reinforce students’ learning throughout the courses.

For more information, please contact Business Development Manager Peter Kantner, at +46 734 054 357 or at pek@entrypointnorth.com.

About Croatia Control Ltd
Croatia Control Ltd is a state-owned limited liability company that operates independently in the Republic of Croatia, pursuant to relevant laws and company acts, and adhering to the principles and procedures of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation).

The primary mission of Croatia Control Ltd is provision of air navigation services, pursuing the basic principle of a high level of air traffic safety.

In compliance with the ISO 9001:2008 International Standard, Croatia Control Ltd has been certified for the following scope of work:

• Provision of air traffic services (ATS),
• Provision of communication, navigation and surveillance services (CNS),
• Provision of aeronautical information services (AIS),
• Provision of aeronautical meteorological services (MET).