To ensure the integrity of the aviation sector, businesses registered under the following schemes must provide security awareness training to employees and contractors:
As a RACA, AACA or Known Consignor, you must:
- ensure that individuals receive refresher training at least every two years, and
- record information about all security awareness training completed by your employees.
Free online training module
Access our free online training module, Air Cargo Security Awareness Training from the Security Awareness Training Portal.
The portal has individual training modules for Air Cargo (RACAs, AACAs, Known Consignors), plus Aviation and Maritime sectors. Staff will need to complete the correct training module in line with the scheme of their employer (RACA, AACA or Known Consignor).
The training module includes assessment questions and is specifically designed to meet the learning outcomes specified in the RACA, AACA and Known Consignor security programs.
Once completed, individuals working for RACAs, AACAs and Known Consignors should be able to:
- describe the current aviation and air cargo threat context
- explain the roles played by industry and government in protecting supply chain and air cargo security
- follow and apply their workplace procedures to protect the security of air cargo
- identify suspicious activities, behaviour and cargo
- respond to and report suspicious activities, behaviour and cargo
- keep cargo secure through basic facility, information and personnel security measures.
For more information on your specific security awareness training requirements, refer to your transport security program.
Certificates of completion
Employees
When you finish the module:
- enter your name and organisation
- check your PDF certificate is displayed on the screen
- save, print, email or file it to confirm you have completed your training.
The module is not user specific. If you don’t save the certificate, you must complete the training again to receive another certificate. Please discuss this with your company’s Security Contact Officer before recompleting training.
Businesses
Please check the certificate to ensure the correct training module was completed.
While it is not compulsory to print or save the certificate, you must keep records to confirm training has been completed.
Delete browser history after completing a module
If you need to recomplete your training, or another person needs to do their training on the same computer, please delete your web browser history and cookies.
This will allow the training program to start at the beginning and will remove any records of previous attempts.
Delivering your own training
If your business does not wish to use our online training module Air Cargo Security Awareness Training, you may request to provide your own training. If you choose to develop and deliver your own security awareness training programs, you must provide evidence to us that these meet the specified learning outcomes.
For further information on the learning outcomes for a customised security awareness training module, please email your request to: national.coordinator@homeaffairs.gov.au.
Using an external training provider
You may also wish to have your company’s security awareness training package delivered by an external training provider.
Please email your request to: national.coordinator@homeaffairs.gov.au.
Enquiries
Contact us by email at: national.coordinator@homeaffairs.gov.au.
