Safety is one of the most consistently invested-in areas of airport professional development, and for good reason. The airside environment carries inherent risks that demand not just awareness but structured, ongoing knowledge. For airport professionals looking to build a credible and comprehensive safety foundation, the airside safety certificate pathway offers a clear and flexible route.
The Klayo safety curriculum is designed to work around busy operational schedules. Both certificates are structured as a series of short courses that can be completed individually, in any order, and at whatever pace suits the learner. Once all five courses in a certificate are completed successfully, participants receive their formal qualification.
Certificate I in Airside Safety: The First Journey
The Certificate I in Airside Safety provides a broad and practical knowledge of the key elements of airside safety and how they work together as part of an airport's overall Safety Management System. It is well suited to initial or recurrent training for all airport employees and service provider personnel, covering the foundational knowledge that every person working on or around the airfield should have.
The certificate is made up of five short courses, which can be taken in any order:
- Airside Safety Training The essential introduction to airside safety principles, roles, and responsibilities.
- Apron Safety Management Focused on the hazards and safety management practices specific to apron operations.
- Human Factors Safety Training How individual and team behavior influences safety outcomes, and strategies to manage human performance risk.
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Prevention The risks posed by FOD and the critical elements of an effective prevention program.
- Safety Management Systems Training How to apply Safety Management System principles to strengthen safety culture and accountability across the airport.
Certificate II in Airside Safety: The Second Journey
For those who have completed Certificate I, the Certificate II in Airside Safety takes the learning further into more specialized areas. It addresses the situations and systems that become critical when normal operations are disrupted or when specific safety challenges arise. Like Certificate I, each of the five courses can be completed in any order.
- Accident and Incident Investigation How to approach and conduct the investigation process when things go wrong, and how to draw out lessons that prevent recurrence.
- Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning Building emergency plans that enable an airport to cope with a crisis effectively and return to normal operations as quickly as possible.
- Managing Operations During Construction Planning for the safe management of airport construction and infrastructure upgrade projects while maintaining live operations.
- Runway Safety Management Applying methodologies and best practices to achieve a high standard of runway safety, one of the most critical areas of airside risk.
- Wildlife Hazard Management The key elements of a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan and how to integrate them effectively into airport operations.
Together, the two certificates form a comprehensive safety pathway that takes airport professionals from foundational knowledge through to specialist capability. Explore both programs and the full Klayo catalogue of ACI-accredited safety courses.