This website has been developed to provide information to a broad spectrum of individuals in government agencies, industry and the public who are interested in the ISD aviation security activities of ICAO. The primary objective of ISD - Security is to support the initiative of ICAO Contracting States that have significant security deficiencies, as identified through the ICAO Aviation Security Audit Programme (USAP), in their effort to implement their corrective action plans and thus enable them to meet their aviation security obligations. ISD - Security also promotes partnerships and collaborative agreements among States, industry, international financial institutions and various stakeholders to coordinate security assistance.  The mandate for the Security Programme of the Implementation Support and Development Section was determined at the 36th Session of the ICAO Assembly by Resolution A36-3:  Implementation Support and Development (ISD) Programme – Security. ISD's operational mandate consists of four pillars: providing States with urgent or short-term security-related assistance providing Regional Assistance to the States promoting Global Cooperation providing States with support in the development and delivery of training programmes The ISD - Security Section contributes to implementation support and development activities aimed at strengthening the capacity building efforts of States and enhancing their capability to implement International Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) through the development, organization and coordination of relevant seminars, workshops and assistance projects.   In terms of  training, ISD - Security  provides  support to regional, sub-regional and national security training efforts by overseeing the development of appropriate training packages and providing support  to ICAO Endorsed Training Centres in the development and delivery of training programmes.  In support of these activities, ISD oversees the Aviation Security Training Centers (ASTCs), and the Aviation Security Training Packages (ASTPs).      Additionally, ISD - Security is responsible for managing the Aviation Security Professional Management Course (PMC) which was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in collaboration with the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. Please note that while this is a not-for-profit site and you are welcome to browse through the content for your own research purposes, most of the material on this site is subject to copyright and may not be reprinted in other documents without the written permission from ICAO. Thank you for visiting our site, we hope you find it interesting. Please contact us for more information or if you have any comments or suggestions.