CICTE’s Aviation Security Program hosted a Crisis Management Training Course from August 31- September 4th 2009. On August 31, 2009, the Course was formally opened by Lic. Mauricio Tovar, from the Port Authority of El Salvador (CEPA, for its initials in Spanish), who welcomed all participants and instructors. Other representatives who attended the opening ceremony were; Mr. Rogelio Sotelo - the OAS Representative in El Salvador, Mr. Henry Campos the Vice Minister of Justice and Public Safety and CICTE’s NPC for El Salvador, Mr. Guillermo Lopez Suarez – President of CEPA and Ms. Angela Biguieur – Director General of Customs. The opening ceremony was also attended by approximately twenty four other guests, two television stations and one newspaper.

This Crisis Management Workshops are designed to provide mid-level to senior aviation-management and other government officials with the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement sound crisis management procedures. Subjects include: crisis management concepts, crisis management planning, role of the crisis management team, crisis management facilities and crisis management exercises. The training is highly interactive and is performance based. Case studies, interactive discussions and comprehensive exercises are used to illustrate effective crisis management concepts and principles.

Participants are evaluated on their contributions during the classroom segments and their performance during the exercises.