Team Resource Management
Develop skills to effectively utilize people, equipment, and information to enhance the safety and efficiency of air navigation services.
@ Aeroclass
Course description
In this course, participants will dive into the dynamic world of air navigation services, discovering how to utilize all available resources to enhance safety and operational efficiency. With a focus on optimizing team performance, this training integrates key human performance principles, allowing participants to explore real-world applications of these concepts through case studies and group discussions. Participants will gain valuable insights into effective teamwork, communication, decision-making, and leadership, learning how to manage stress, fatigue, and workload in critical situations and high-pressure environments.
By the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge and skills to effectively manage people, equipment, and information within an air navigation team. They will also gain a deep understanding of human error management, situational awareness, and automation, empowering them to apply these strategies to reduce incidents and enhance safety in their roles.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this class, participants will be equipped to:
- Apply teamwork, communication, and decision-making strategies to enhance air navigation service performance
- Recognize and manage human factors such as stress, fatigue, and workload in high-pressure environments
- Use threat and error management techniques, including the SHELL model, to minimize risks
- Maintain situational awareness and apply leadership skills to guide team performance effectively
- Integrate automation and emerging technologies into team resource management practices
Who should attend
- Air traffic controllers and supervisors
- Air navigation service providers (ANSP) staff
- Flight operations and dispatch personnel
- Safety and quality assurance specialists
- Training and human factors instructors
- Aviation professionals involved in team-based operations
Meet your instructor
Bedan Thendu
Bedanʼs career began as an air traffic controller in the mid-1990s. He flourished in his career earning all five air traffic control ratings. He diligently combined air traffic control duties with safety and quality management responsibilities. Having gained extensive operational experience over a 15-year period, Dr. Thendu transitioned his focus to training delivery, steadily advancing to the position of Chief Lecturer in Air Traffic Management.
He is a certified aviation safety trainer with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and has delivered courses and workshops all over the world, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Uganda, Pakistan and Sierra Leone.
Dr. Thendu was honored with the global Air Traffic Control instructor of the year award in 2021. He holds several instructional certificates including Advanced Instructors Training, Training Developers course and the On-Job Training course. He also holds a Bachelor of Management degree in aviation, a Doctorate degree and is a certified ANS/ATM inspector.
