The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria has been given the green signal from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to NBTE to resume training activities post COVID-19 lockdown.
The College in a statement says, it will commence phased resumption of training activities from Monday, 12th October 2020 with enhanced safety and training measures in line with it’s COVID-19 Prevention and Control Procedures Manual.
To ensure maximum safety and comfort of trainees, the College says, some precautions and measures have been adopted to prevent the spread and transmission of COVID-19 virus.
These precaution and measures include; the Development of COVID-19 Prevention/Control Procedures Manual (NCOVID-19PM) in line with the recommendations of the NCAA, NBTE, Federal Ministry of Health, and WHO, regular, well-supervised, and documented cleaning and disinfection of aircraft, simulators, trainers, training equipment, classrooms, briefing rooms, aircraft hangars, hostels, cafeteria and other training facilities in strict compliance with the NCOVID-19PM and NCDC recommendations.
Others are, health Screenings of all students on arrival at the College’s Aeromedical Center, provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all trainees and staff as well as enforcing the mandatory use of face masks during trainings and in public spaces and Provision of Hand washing and Hand sanitizing points at multiple locations within the College premises.
“Fixing of Signages at strategic locations in the College to sensitize staff and trainees about the prevention and control of COVID-19, rearrangement of seats in classrooms, workshops, laboratories, cafeteria and other training facilities to ensure physical distancing of 2m. Each classroom is currently arranged to accommodate half of its normal capacity.”
It adds, “labelling of seats to ensure social distancing in Lecture Theater, offices, common rooms, laboratories, workshops and hangars, conduct of Online HSE training with emphasis on COVID-19 Prevention/control for all trainees prior to resumption.”
