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The Parastatals are:

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)

The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)

This the Civil Aviation Training Institution that trains Pilots & Engineers that serve the Industry. The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) was established in 1964 by the Federal Government and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) under a United Nation’s Development Program (UNDP). NCAT was established primarily to service the Aviation Industry as its nuclei of training.

NCAT is located in Zaria and has 4 training schools, namely:

• Flying School

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School

• Aeronautical Telecommunications Engineering School

• Air Traffic Services/Communications School.

NCAT is led by a Rector/Chief Executive and supported by 7 Principal Officers.

Achievements
The achievements recorded from (July 2003 – July 2005) included the following:-
Provision of the following under listed facilities:

• Airborne Radio Maintenance Training Equipment and Non – Destructive Testing Equipment in the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School.

• Computer based electronic laboratory in the Aeronautical Telecommunications Engineering School.

• ALCATEL NAV-AIDS Simulator Training Equipment donated to the Aeronautical Telecommunications School by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).

• Repair of the Area Airways Simulators in the ATS/Com. School to ensure that all four (4) training positions are serviceable.

• The Local Area Networking of the computer classroom in the ATS/Com School.

• The networking of the computer laboratory in the ATE School for training of staff and students on networking and Internet access.

• Equipping of ATS/Com. School classrooms, offices, and common rooms.

• Provision of computers, multimedia projectors, overhead projectors and other training aids to various schools and service departments.
  Additionally, a Course Development Unit has been established and it is being expected to take off fully by the end of year 2005.

The TRAINAIR service agreement with ICAO has been signed and joining fees was paid to ICAO during the reporting period. This means that the College is now a participant in the ICAO Trainair programme which is meant to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of training organizations.

It is noteworthy that in the first quarter of year 2004, a detailed assessment of the whole College to see how to restore its lost glory, was carried out in - house. The result of this assessment is the “Report on Revitalization” which in September of the same Year, received the Federal Executive Council’s approval for the release of the required sum of N3.6 Billion from the BASA (Bilateral Air Services Agreement) funds, for its implementation. This approval was recently ratified by the National Assembly along with the year 2005 budget. The implementation has commenced in earnest and is expected to be completed in year 2006.

In the last two years, the College has witnessed a boost in its training activities. It has effectively run seventy two (72) courses, out of which sixty five (65) were successfully completed, while the rest are still on-going. The on going courses presently in the College are:-

• Flight Operations Officers Basic Course.

• Airframe and power plant Diploma Course. (Two courses are running concurrently)

• Standard Air Traffic Control Course.

• Advanced Aeronautical Information Service Course.

• Aeronautical telecommunications Diploma Course

• Air Transport Planning, Operations and Management Course.

In general, all the courses progressed normally and terminated as scheduled. The total number of students was one thousand, two hundred and eighteen (1,218), while the number that graduated was one thousand and one hundred and thirteen (1, 113). The graduates were from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania, Congo, Gabon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon. The students were sponsored by the State Governments, Federal Ministries, Aviation Parastatals, Airlines, private individuals and EAMAC, Niger Republic.

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