Singapore-ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme

Singapore and ICAO established the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP) in 2001. Sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, the DCTP has been renewed for another three years (April 2022 to March 2025). 

It provides 330 Fellowships and 10 Scholarships to government officials from eligible developing ICAO Member States to attend specialized training programmes conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA). To date, 220 Fellowships and 10 Scholarships have been awarded.

Benefits

• The fellowships cover course fee, hotel accommodation and daily allowance.

Eligibility for Developing Countries Training Programme 

• Who have received endorsement/nomination by your Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent. Organisations should nominate only one applicant per course due to limited fellowships available.
• Whose job qualifications/work portfolios are relevant to the course applied for.

Documents required

• Nomination form endorsed by your direct reporting officer (Part 1) and the Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent (Part 2). A copy of the nomination form can be found here.
• Passport-sized photograph
• Biodata page of your passport.

Application steps

• Step 1: Login / Create an iSAA1 account.
• Step 2: Click on the course application link found in the table below under the Fellowship Application Link” column.
• Step 3: Confirm that the course title and date you are applying for is correct. Select Country and Organisation Type and click Apply Fellowship.
• Step 4: Fill in the required fields in the application form and upload the endorsed nomination form, passport-sized photograph and a copy of the biodata page of your passport.