Part I
The Governance System
- 1Global Aviation Governance Architecture
- 2International Aviation Treaties and Legal Frameworks
- 3ICAO Policy Development and Decision-Making
An eight-module course in two formats
Global Governance and Treaty Alignment
Securing Africa's Strategic Influence in ICAO Frameworks
Global Governance and Treaty Alignment: Securing Africa's Strategic Influence in ICAO Frameworks is an eight-module course for the people who represent, regulate and negotiate for African states in international civil aviation. It shows how the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the wider governance system make and apply rules, what the aviation treaties require of a state and how to align national law and institutions with them, and how African states can build, negotiate and defend common positions so that they shape global aviation rules instead of only adopting them. Every module opens with a real, dated case, turns it into a practical tool and adds one step to a threaded capstone, the Common Position Paper, which participants argue in a mock ICAO Assembly. The course runs as a 5-day programme or as a 2-day short course, and any institution can deliver it.
Course materials are for enrolled students and lecturers. You will need the enrolment code your lecturer gives you.
- Level
- Senior professional and executive; no legal qualification needed
- Length
- Eight modules: about 25 contact hours over five days, or 8.5 over two
- Capstone
- A Common Position Paper, argued in a mock ICAO Assembly
- Assessment
- Module tests 10%, exercise portfolio 30%, presentation 20%, capstone 40%
- Materials
- Two textbook editions, slides, cheat sheets, online tests and an editable toolkit
Who it is for
For the people who represent, regulate and negotiate for African aviation
The course is for the people who represent, regulate and negotiate for African states in international civil aviation: directors and senior managers of civil aviation authorities; aviation policymakers and regulators; legal advisers and treaty specialists in ministries of aviation, transport, justice and foreign affairs; officials who take part in international relations and multilateral negotiations; staff of regional aviation bodies such as the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the regional economic communities and the regional safety oversight organisations; air navigation service providers and airport regulators; aviation consultants and governance specialists; and senior airline executives responsible for regulatory affairs. Participants come from every region of Africa, from states of every size, from monist and dualist legal systems and from English-, French-, Portuguese- and Arabic-speaking administrations; the materials are in English.
- Civil aviation authority directors
- Policymakers and regulators
- Legal advisers and treaty specialists
- Negotiators and diplomats
- Regional aviation bodies
- Air navigation and airport regulators
- Airline regulatory affairs
- Consultants
Curriculum
Eight modules in four parts
From how ICAO works to shaping what it decides: every module adds one step to a Common Position Paper, argued in a mock ICAO Assembly.
Part II
Africa's Voice
- 4Africa's Position in Global Aviation Governance
- 5Strategic Negotiation and Diplomacy
Part III
Implementation and the New Agenda
- 6Treaty Alignment and National Implementation
- 7Emerging Issues in Global Aviation Governance
Part IV
Policy Lab
- 8Policy Lab and Simulation: From Position Paper to Assembly Floor
Formats
Two ways to take the course
5-day programme
Five days of three 90-minute sessions: two modules a day for four days, then the mock ICAO Assembly.
- Contact time
- About 25 hours over five days
- Module sessions
- One 135-minute block per module, two a day on Days 1–4
- Textbook
- Full edition as reference; Essentials chapters as evening reading
- Self-study
- 30–40 hours of reading, exercises and capstone work
- In-class work
- Two to four exercises per module, around a main workshop
- Capstone
- The full Common Position Paper, built in eight steps
- Simulation
- A full-day mock ICAO Assembly, with presentations and expert feedback
- Assessment
- Module tests, exercise portfolio, presentation and capstone
- Suits
- Authorities, ministries and delegations preparing for Assemblies and treaty work
2-day short course
The Essentials edition in two days: four 60-minute module sessions a day.
- Day 1
- Modules 1–4: how global aviation is governed, and Africa's place in it
- Day 2
- Modules 5–8: negotiation, national implementation, emerging issues and a short simulation
- Materials
- Essentials textbook, short decks, cheat sheets and online tests
Inside the course site
Everything in one place
The textbook, online
The full edition and the shorter Essentials edition, with search, chapter navigation and every exercise.
Online tests
Module tests and a final exam, with answers, explanations and the section to revisit after you submit.
Revision tools
Flashcards for every chapter, a searchable case library, the glossary, reading lists and cheat sheets.
A toolkit to take away
Editable templates for mapping forums, tracking treaties, closing compliance gaps and preparing for the Assembly.
For lecturers
Lecturer notes, slides with speaker notes, the test bank and a results dashboard for the cohort.
Private by design
No tracking and no third-party services. The site stores only what it needs to run the course.
Ready to start?
Create your account with the enrolment code from your lecturer, or sign in if you already have one.