Air Cargo and Supply Chain Security

4-day (18 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

In today’s evolving threat landscape, safeguarding air cargo and global supply chains is critical to keeping operations safe, efficient, and compliant. This 5-day (40-hour) classroom course on Air Cargo and Supply Chain Security provides a solid, practical understanding of how to build and maintain a secure air cargo supply chain, aligned with international standards such as ICAO Annex 17 – Aviation Security. Through expert-led sessions, group discussions, and realistic cargo-focused exercises, you will learn to identify current and emerging threats, conduct risk assessments, and apply effective security measures across your cargo and mail operations. The course covers secure supply chain concepts, Regulated Agent and Known Consignor roles, screening methods, air mail security, and access control, helping you translate regulatory requirements into day-to-day practice. Designed for security staff and managers from airlines, air cargo service providers, supply chain partners, authorities, and security contractors, this intermediate-level course will equip you to strengthen oversight, enhance resilience, and support global compliance. The course can also be customized for your organization and delivered at a location of your choice to reflect your specific operational and regulatory environment.

Course Code: SEC015VCEN02

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 18 hours to complete and be held over 4 consecutive days.
• There will be 2 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 120 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal. 

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Evaluate the key principles of the air cargo secure supply chain
• Apply baseline air cargo and supply chain security framework contained in international standards, policy and best practice, including ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security
• Discuss the threat landscape impacting air cargo and supply chains, and apply baseline security measures to counter these threats
• Assess and implement the various screening methods and security controls for cargo security operations

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Review of air cargo and supply chain threats, and general threats to civil aviation
• Standards and regulations
• The Secure Supply Chain and key Supply Chain pillars
• Regulated Agent and Known Consignor concepts
• Risk assessment
• Air mail security
• Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Improvised Incendiary Devices
• Cargo screening, other security controls and access control

This course is recommended for security staff and management from:

• Airline cargo departments
• Air cargo service providers
• Supply chain partners
• Contracted security and screening providers
• Police and customs authorities
• Civil Aviation Authority representative

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.