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Introduction to BSPlink
Explore BSP reporting, remittance processes, and BSPlink functionality, including portal access, reports, alerts, user management, and BSP/airline communications.
Introduction to Loss Prevention and Crime Reduction
Explores loss prevention and crime reduction strategies within the aviation industry and learn the techniques that are available to you when detecting and mitigating organizational loss and crime.
Introduction to Risk-Based IOSA
Introducing the main features of the risk-based IOSA (RBI) program, which aims to enhance the safety and quality of airline operations.
Introduction to Security Intelligence Analysis
Learn about security intelligence analysis, how to integrate intelligence reports into your decision-making process and learn how to use bias identification, mind-mapping, creative thinking and conceptual models in security analysis to establish ethical intelligence feeds.
Introduction to Security Investigation
Learn the fundamentals of conducting an internal investigation for security occurrences and topics such as ethical considerations, understanding human factors, principles of an internal investigation and root cause analysis.
Introduction to the Airline Industry in a Changing World
Start with the essentials. Learn everything you need to know to launch a career in the airline industry.
Introduction to the Airline Industry in a Changing World for the Leadership & Management Training Program
Start with the essentials. Learn everything you need to know to launch a career in the airline industry.
Introduction to the BSP System and Language
Learn how the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) benefits travel agencies, including its procedures, participants, and key terms for reporting airline ticket transactions.
IOSA Program Fundamentals
Giving you the basics of the IOSA audit program, which is a globally recognized standard for airline safety and quality
IOSA: Building the Mindset for Continuous Safety Improvement
Strengthen your safety mindset with IATA’s Introductory IOSA course. Gain essential knowledge of the IOSA audit process, performance‑based auditing, and how proactive safety management supports continuous improvement in airline operations.