FABEC Training Conference attracts participants from all over the world

Over 110 participants from 21 countries participated in the 4^th FABEC Training Conference which took place in Amsterdam at the end of September 2017. Organised by Air Traffic Control The Netherlands, training experts took the opportunity to discuss the impact of a rapidly changing world such as developments in automation, digitalisation, robotics and brain technology on ATM training. Topics included future regulations, developments in air traffic control and the impact on the role of the ATCO, ATSEP training and simulation, future controller working positions, ways to improve instructor skills, and simulation and training developments. The changes the industry is facing are considered to be fundamentally different from previous changes and will affect the worlds of aviation, air traffic management and training.

“I enjoyed the seminar very much as it offered a very nice and balanced programme”, said Luc Staudt, training manager at Maastricht UAC. “The FABEC Training Seminar 2017 gave the participants new information and inspiration for our challenging future in ATM Training.”

The FABEC Training Task Force, composed of representatives from the academies of DFS (Germany), ENAC (France), Skyguide (Switzerland) and Maastricht (Eurocontrol), organises the FABEC Training Seminar once every two years to give the FABEC organisations and their partners an overview of the upcoming changes and the impact on ATM Training. The next seminar will take place in the DFS Academy in Langen, Germany, in 2019.