TRAINING OBJECTIVES OF AOTD

Bangladesh Air Force is a highly technical sophisticated and modern defense Force. A number of modern fighter aircrafts, transport aircrafts, trainer aircrafts, helicopters, different types of radar sys, SAM sys, grd comm and nav eqpt are aval in BAF inventory. Round the year a huge number of skilled airmen are required to maintain the operational and logistic chain for that sophisticated aircrafts and systems. ATI BAF plays an important role to generate such well trained and skilled airmen of diff lvl in whole air force. Air Ops Trg Dept (AOTD) is one of the important dept of ATI BAF that conducts trade trg in Air Traffic Control, Meteorological & Logistic assistant trade at diff lvl. Moreover, the main training objectives and roles of AOTD of ATI BAF are as follows:

• TTo provide trainees with a strong theoretical and practical knowledge foundation in Air Traffic Control, Meteorological and Logistic fundamentals to enable them efficient on Air Operation, Air Traffic Control System, Air Navigation, Map reading, Wx obsn, Satellite and Radar obsn, various publications and documents like AP, AFO, AFI, AFL, ESI, JSI, JSSD(M), SOP, schedule of spare parts and other associated disciplines to accomplish the day to day work.
• TTo motivate the trainees in the art of self-learning as well as to impart advance knowledge on respective trade and to use modern tools for solving actual practical situation in the professional environments of Air Operation.
• To inculcate about professionalism and its values, effective research communication skills, prioritizing problems and solutions of technological issues in broader context among the trainees.
• To encourage about the ethical attitude, social responsibility, discipline, devotion to service, truthfulness, good human being qualities and lead as a responsible citizen for developing the BAF community as well as for country.
• To prepare the trainees for a successful career in Air Traffic Control, Meteorological & Logistic assistant trade for BAF as well as for country. In near future, such technicians will play an important role globally by creating job opportunity as skilled technician and will also play a role in the country’s economy.

Activities of AOTD

• Conducting and overseeing the TTB, TTA and ST/Refresher courses of Air Traffic Control Asst, Meteorological Asst and Logistic Asst trade followed by passing out ceremony.
• Prepare the different class program of TTB, TTA and ST/Refresher courses as blue and white program which reflects the scenario of overall courses and send to TP&ED well in time.
• Updating syllabus and training curriculum changing with modern technology of Air Traffic Control Asst, Meteorological Asst and Logistic Asst trade according to the requirement of BAF auth as well as with the consent of Commandant ATI BAF when needed.
• Maintain standard layout of airfield modal for ATCA, Met lab for Met Asst trade and m displaying room of various proforma.
• Appropriate distribution of training functions among the Instructors of this department.
• To supervise the teaching strategies including discipline which are maintained by the instructors.
• Identify the weak areas of the trainees and take effective steps to overcome through review.
• Arranging discussions and model lectures to improve the quality of instructors and keep their knowledge up to date.
• To prepare syllabus for various courses and to send the proposal of update of precies accordingly to Air HQ in time.
• To ensure general welfare of trainers and trainees.