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The Hungarian air navigation service provider and Entry Point North owned by the Swedish, the Danish and the Norwegian air navigation service providers are opening a joint ATM training academy in Budapest named Entry Point Central. Starting in September 2011, the future generation of Hungarian air traffic controllers will be trained according to the world-class Scandinavian training program and methodology. The new academy will also be open for other air navigation providers.
HungaroControl and Entry Point North have founded a joint venture. This long-term, cross-border partnership has been created with the purpose of increasing the level of initial air traffic controller training in Hungary, with the help of one of Europe’s most renowned ATM training center. In the long term, this partnership will contribute to the development of air navigation services in the region and the improvement of the competitiveness of Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FAB CE). The first training course will begin in September 2011 with 16 Hungarian students at the joint academy in Budapest, named Entry Point Central.
Until now, HungaroControl has conducted the initial training of Hungarian air traffic controllers on its own, and intends to enhance this activity in order to significantly increase the quality level of its training services. It has found an excellent partner in Entry Point North academy, since Scandinavian training represents world-class quality with regards to professional content and pedagogical methodology. Entry Point Central will provide the same competitive knowledge, proven training methods and education of high international prestige to the next generation of air traffic controllers.
Entry Point Central will initially train Hungarian students, and since the training is fully EUROCONTROL CCC compliant performed in English, the concept and Entry Point Central will be available for other partners requiring European harmonized air traffic controller training.
The Single European Sky program, which is to renew air traffic management in Europe, is expected to introduce a number of significant changes to air traffic control service providers as a result of which the “human factor”, i.e. training and education, will become even more essential. The harmonized, high quality training of professionals will be a factor of equal importance with that of operational-technological harmonization.
The Hungarian-Scandinavian cooperation sets an example for inter-FAB cooperation of air navigation service providers in Europe.
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