| Australia starts Indonesian safety training |
CASA is making a practical contribution to improving aviation safety in Indonesia. 3 CASA inspectors have been working in Jakarta with their Indonesian counterparts providing advice and assistance.
This month 6 Indonesian inspectors will come to Australia for four weeks for classroom and on the job training. Up to 40 Indonesian inspectors will be trained under the transport safety program during 2008. The start of training follows the formal signing by federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and the Indonesian Minister for Transportation, Jusman Syafi'i Djamal, of a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in the Transport Sector.
Under the agreement, Australia will provide almost $24 million over 3 years for training and technical assistance. CASA, Air services Australia, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government are all involved in the program.
In addition to training Indonesian inspectors, there will be study visits to Australia, industry education workshops in Jakarta, provision of CASA aviation safety promotion material and assistance to the Indonesian Director General of Civil Aviation in improving its management tools.
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