ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP)
Advisory Services in Aviation Security
Unlocking the skies to global progress requires more than wings and engines — it demands a secure framework that spans continents and cultures. The ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) guides the global aviation community toward safer, more secure air travel, ensuring no country is left behind.
ICAO Global Priority Areas
65%
of States reach or surpass 75% EI by 2027
80%
of States reach or surpass 75% EI by 2030
100%
of States reach or surpass 75% EI by 2033
Global Priority 1
Enhance risk awareness and response
Develop policies and establish measures that are effective, proportionate and sustainable by identifying, understanding and managing risk as an essential element. The use of risk assessments helps ensure that efforts are targeted in the right areas, where they can have the highest impact, and that emerging risks are anticipated.
Global Priority 2
Maintaining a strong and effective security culture
Establish an appreciation of positive security behaviours amongst staff. Security is everyone’s responsibility. Security is seen as a core value, with all staff thinking and acting in more security-conscious ways.
Global Priority 3
Develop and promote the role of Human Factors
Invest in people. Integrate human factors principles into aviation security policies and operational measures. Recognise aviation security roles, including the required skills and competencies necessary, as a profession, which is essential for the effective performance and sustainability of civil aviation.
Global Priority 4
Improve technological resources & foster innovation
Promote better technological solutions and innovative techniques that can provide the tools for enhancing aviation security effectiveness while ensuring operational efficiency and the integration of human factors principles.
Global Priority 5
Improve oversight and quality assurance
Establish and maintain effective quality control and oversight processes globally, nationally and locally, which are critical in delivering sustainable and effective aviation security.
Global Priority 6
Increase cooperation & support
Integrate effective collaboration and capacity-building between and within States, including relevant stakeholders and industry, to enable the achievement of key security outcomes more effectively and efficiently.
Our Services
Our advice and training empower States and regulated entities to implement the GASeP, building the knowledge, expertise, and skills needed to enhance global aviation security.
Priority Area 1: Enhance Risk Awareness and Response
The global challenge in aviation security is effectively implementing ICAO’s risk assessment and management methodologies, as outlined in key documents like Doc 8973 – Security Manual and the Global Risk Context Statement. To meet this challenge, the global aviation community needs to enhance practical training, establish up-to-date national frameworks, review screening protocols, and evaluate personnel security measures, particularly against insider threats. We offer a range of training courses to build these competencies and support the development of structured national approaches.
Bespoke Training
Risk Management
This bespoke training covers ICAO Risk Management principles and their practical application, including theoretical aspects and hands-on sessions dedicated to developing national risk registers.
Open Access Training
Managing Insider Risks
This course explores the threat of insider activity and how to manage related vulnerabilities. It examines past instances of insider exploitation and the evolution of physical and personnel security measures to counter such threats.
Bespoke Training
Risk-Based Oversight
As aviation security matures, adopting a risk-based approach is crucial. This bespoke course introduces key principles of risk-based oversight and guides delegates in evaluating complexity, compliance, and performance.
Priority Area 2: Maintain a Strong and Effective Security Culture
In the evolving field of aviation safety and security, a strong security culture is essential. At CAAi, our extensive international experience highlights that maintaining this culture involves navigating cultural and organisational differences. We work with States and entities to enhance security culture by building on their existing values and principles, rather than creating a separate culture of security.
Open Access Training
Introduction to Security Culture
In support of ICAO’s Year of Security Culture, this ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS course gives delegates an understanding of what a security culture is, what the benefits of a security culture are and how it can be embedded.
Bespoke Training
Advanced Security Culture
This 2-day course offers States and entities support in measuring security culture in their state, discussing their specific issues or elements that need further work and development of security culture KPI’s specific to their organisation.
Advisory Services
Security Culture and Assessment Plan
The first crucial step in fostering a proactive security culture is a comprehensive Security Culture Assessment. Our expertise helps to effectively evaluate, develop, and sustain a tailored security culture for your organisation.
Free Resources
ICAO Security Culture Resources
We developed a suite of free educational materials for ICAO to promote a positive security culture in civil aviation. These materials include an interactive e-learning course, videos, discussion cards, and customisable tools.
Priority Area 3: Develop and Promote the Role of Human Factors
A key challenge in aviation security is fully integrating human factors and performance. While these elements are critical to aviation safety, they are often underappreciated in security contexts. Understanding human behaviour, cognition, and motivation is essential for improving security measures and effectively responding to threats. However, there is still a gap in incorporating these factors into security protocols and practices.
Open Access Training
Introduction to Human Factors in Aviation Security
This course provides delegates with an overview of the principles of human factors and how to exploit these practically for optimising performance and motivation within the operational environment of the aviation security system, including but not limited to screeners.
Priority Area 4: Improve Technological Resources and Foster Innovation
The challenge in aviation security today is to advance and implement technologies that enhance security without compromising operational efficiency. While ICAO prioritises improving certification processes, balancing innovation with reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness remains a complex task. Our advisory services and training help build certification competencies to support future innovation.
Advisory Services
Aviation Security Instructor Digital Certification Assessment
In 2022, the UK CAA introduced a new digital approach to instructor certification, following design, industry consultation, and pilot testing. This process is a key component of the 2017 project on modernising aviation security training. CAAi offers digital outcome-based instructor certification assessments, providing States with a cost-effective solution without significant resource investment.
Advisory Services
Cybersecurity Oversight
As aviation innovation and technology advance, our reliance on supporting information systems grows, expanding the range and impact of cyber threats. With cybersecurity now critical to safety and security operations, we help States develop regulatory frameworks and dynamic oversight programs to meet domestic, European, and international cybersecurity requirements, mitigating potential risks.
Open Access Training
Threat Image Projection
This course offers delegates an understanding of how TIP can be implemented and how the data generated can be used. The course provides an overview of the threats posed to aviation security and how TIP regulatory requirements are addressing these. The course provides delegates with an understanding of how TIP has been implemented in the UK and provides insight into the best practices that have been developed.
Priority Area 5: Improve Oversight and Quality Assurance
Effective quality control and oversight are essential for maintaining aviation security at all levels. Key challenges include improving quality assurance training, coordinating audits and peer reviews among States and regulatory bodies, and developing rectification plans to address vulnerabilities. Our training promotes a risk-based approach to regulatory surveillance, along with best practices in auditing, oversight inspections, and cybersecurity.
Open Access Training
Cybersecurity Oversight
Aligned with ICAO’s Aviation Cybersecurity Strategy, this course, developed with the UK CAA, focuses on effective cybersecurity oversight. It utilises the UK CAA’s framework to balance cybersecurity risk management with aviation safety and resilience. The course covers cybersecurity regulations and the UK CAA’s oversight model with practical examples.
Bespoke Training
Performance-Based Oversight
This training equips delegates with a deep understanding of the principles behind a performance-based approach to aviation security oversight. Participants will explore the regulatory context and baseline requirements, learning how regulators and entities can collaborate to develop a security performance-based assurance regime.
Bespoke Training
Security Auditing and Quality Control
This training course promotes best practices in audit structure and process, offering guidance on covering all relevant areas and maintaining quality. While auditing is just one aspect of regulatory oversight, it is a crucial element and a regulatory requirement.
Bespoke Training
Risk-Based Oversight
This bespoke training introduces the principles of Risk-Based Oversight in Aviation Security. As aviation security matures, transitioning to a risk-based approach is essential. The course covers the fundamentals of risk-based oversight, guiding delegates through scoring complexity, compliance, and performance to assess confidence levels and design tailored oversight regimes. It also reviews the ICAO risk management methodology.
Bespoke Training
Covert and Overt Testing
This 2-day course offers an in-depth look at covert and overt testing in aviation security. Participants will explore the testing process, focusing on safety and effectiveness. The course includes interactive discussions on test types, data analysis, and evaluation methods. It also covers human factors in testing and provides practical exercises to develop a customised testing program that meets regulatory requirements.
Bespoke Training
Cargo Security Oversight
This workshop reviews current cargo oversight procedures, providing a forum to examine and improve existing methods. Participants will explore the regulatory framework, discuss challenges, and evaluate oversight options including, screening methodologies, risk-based approaches, and training needs for oversight staff. Through practical activities, attendees will assess and enhance their oversight arrangements for potential improvements.
Global Priority 6: Increase Cooperation and Support
Increasing collaboration among States is crucial for achieving key aviation security objectives, but it presents a complex challenge. Contributing resources to organisations like ICAO, coordinating audits, and facilitating peer reviews require significant commitment and coordination. While capacity development is essential, ensuring effective implementation by recipient States demands ongoing support. Overcoming these challenges requires unified global cooperation. Through international engagement, CAAi remains committed to helping States and entities enhance aviation security standards worldwide.
Advisory Services
We can review security plans against ICAO’s critical elements and work collaboratively to develop and implement new security programmes tailored to each State.
AvSec Training
We have developed a range of aviation security training courses, based on the key priorities in the ICAO GASeP. Our courses go beyond compliance to develop mature, high performing entities.
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