Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ICAO Compliance Corporate Training
Instructor-led Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) & ICAO Compliance training for enterprise teams
Build the safety skills your teams use every day: hazard identification, risk assessment, occurrence investigation, and ICAO compliance, practiced in guided labs.
Instructor-led group trainingVirtual / on-site / off-site10 languagesDelivered inEnglish, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, French, Japanese, Italian100+ countriesWe have delivered inUnited States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and 90+ more countries
How we build a confident aviation safety team
The Edstellar AVIATION SAFETY Capability Model
Diagnose Safety Maturity
Assess current safety reporting rates, hazard awareness, and SMS maturity against ICAO expectations.
Standardize Safety Workflows
Align occurrence reporting, risk assessment, and audit practices to ICAO Annex 19 requirements.
Practice Safety Tasks in Labs
Build hazard registers, run risk assessments, and draft audit evidence in guided, scenario-based labs.
Measure Safety Performance
Track safety performance indicators and targets to show whether risk controls are working.
Scale Safety Practice
Embed just culture, recurrent training, and continuous monitoring across every operations team.
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Program Overview: What is Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ICAO Compliance?
Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) & ICAO Compliance is Edstellar's instructor-led compliance program for safety managers, accountable executives, and aviation teams implementing ICAO-aligned safety systems. Participants master the ICAO SMS framework, safety risk management, and safety assurance with audits and investigations. The program covers ICAO compliance, state safety programmes, and safety promotion.
Training is hands-on from the first module. Participants work through guided exercises: hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation, audit planning, investigation technique, and performance monitoring. Instructors bring aviation safety experience, reviewing every exercise with direct feedback. The program closes with an SMS implementation and ICAO compliance project applied to the participant's own operation.
Safety systems fail the same way: hazards logged but never mitigated, audits that check boxes, and a safety culture that exists only in the manual. This program teaches operational safety discipline, risk management that drives decisions, assurance that verifies reality, and promotion that changes behavior. Everything is practiced on realistic aviation scenarios, so the SMS works on the ramp, not just on paper.
The capstone is an SMS implementation and ICAO compliance project built for the participant's own operation: hazard register, risk mitigations, assurance plan, and the compliance evidence an oversight audit expects. Safety managers return with a working system mapped to ICAO Annexes, and the confidence to face the regulator's questions.
Six modules and 24 hours: SMS foundations and ICAO Annex 19, safety risk management, safety assurance and investigation, ICAO compliance and audit readiness, safety promotion and just culture. Every module pairs concepts with a guided lab, so each technique is practiced. It closes with a capstone where your team drafts an SMS implementation and ICAO compliance plan for review.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
SMS framework essentials
The four SMS pillars and ICAO Annex 19 requirements explained.
- 2
Hazard register workshops
Identify, record, and score hazards with risk matrices.
- 3
Occurrence investigation drills
Investigate events and find root causes with structured methods.
- 4
Compliance audit preparation
Map procedures to ICAO SARPs and prepare audit evidence.
- Instructor-led delivery across virtual, onsite, and hybrid
- Guided labs in every module with instructor coaching
- Capstone SMS implementation and compliance project, reviewed with your team
- Flexible scheduling around your calendar
- Lab guides, hazard register templates, and audit checklists included
- Group size and batches set along with you
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Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ICAO Compliance Course Topics and Program Outline
Six modules take your team from ICAO SMS foundations to a reviewed capstone implementation and compliance plan.
Built by Edstellar with aviation safety practitioners
Built by practitioners who run safety management systems in aviation operations, shaped around your stack and use cases.
Skill checks baseline your team's safety management knowledge, ICAO Annex 19 awareness, and reporting habits before training starts.
Live instruction covers ICAO Annex 19, the four SMS pillars, and risk management concepts with demonstrations in every session.
Guided labs build hazard registers, run risk assessments, and draft audit evidence using realistic aviation operations scenarios.
Your team completes a capstone SMS implementation and ICAO compliance project, reviewed with the instructor for sign-off.
From SMS foundations to a capstone compliance project, every technique is practiced in guided labs.
Delivered as
Delivered as a hybrid program of live instruction and guided labs, scheduled around your team's calendar in flexible batches.
Map your operation's current safety practices against the four SMS pillars in a guided walkthrough.
learna)The four SMS pillars: policy, risk management, assurance, promotion
b)ICAO Annex 19 and Doc 9859 requirements for operators
c)Safety policy statements and accountability structures
d)Occurrence reporting basics and safety data sources
Score a set of operation hazards with a risk matrix and propose initial mitigations.
learna)Hazard identification methods across operations
b)Risk assessment matrices and tolerability decisions
c)Mitigation planning and residual risk acceptance
d)Change management and safety case basics
Draft SPI definitions with targets, then audit a sample procedure for evidence gaps.
practicea)Designing safety performance indicators and targets
b)Internal safety audits and audit evidence gathering
c)Occurrence investigation methods and root cause analysis
d)Management of change and continuous monitoring
Run a compliance gap analysis on a sample operations manual against ICAO SARPs.
practicea)State Safety Programme expectations for operators
b)Mapping ICAO SARPs to organizational procedures
c)Compliance gap analysis and corrective action plans
d)Preparing for regulatory audits and safety oversight
Draft a just culture policy note and a quarterly safety communication plan for a fleet team.
applya)Building a just culture that supports reporting
b)Safety training program design for operations teams
c)Safety communication plans and channels
d)Human factors awareness in daily operations
Build a complete SMS implementation pack with hazard register, SPIs, and compliance roadmap.
applya)Drafting your SMS manual and safety policy
b)Building a hazard register and risk assessment set
c)Setting SPIs, targets, and an audit schedule
d)Presenting the compliance plan for instructor review
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Seven job-ready outcomes your team will demonstrate by the end of the program. Each competency is practiced in guided labs and reviewed in the capstone build.
Apply the ICAO Annex 19 SMS framework
Explain the four SMS pillars and map ICAO Annex 19 requirements to an operator's safety organization.
Run hazard identification programs
Use structured methods to identify hazards across flight, maintenance, and ground operations.
Assess and score safety risks
Apply risk matrices and tolerability criteria to decide which risks need mitigation.
Investigate safety occurrences
Conduct structured occurrence investigations and identify root causes with documented methods.
Track safety performance with SPIs
Define safety performance indicators and targets, and monitor whether controls stay effective.
Prepare for regulatory audits
Run compliance gap analyses against ICAO SARPs and assemble audit-ready evidence packs.
Build a just safety culture
Design safety promotion, training, and communication that keep reporting and learning alive.
Teams that Benefit from this Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ICAO Compliance Group Training
This group training is built for aviation safety, operations, maintenance, and ground teams responsible for regulatory compliance and safe operations. Content adapts to each cohort's operation type, fleet, and regulatory environment, so every batch practices the workflows it owns, from hazard reporting to audit readiness.
Run an inspection-ready SMS with confidence.
Safety managers learn to maintain hazard registers, track SPIs, and keep the SMS aligned with ICAO Annex 19.
Workflow friction
- Scattered hazard records and spreadsheets
- Inconsistent risk scoring across teams
- Audit findings that take months to close
How the program helps
- Inspection-ready hazard and risk documentation
- SPI dashboards that show control effectiveness
- Faster closure of audit findings
Practice use cases
- Hazard register labs
- SPI design workshops
- Audit prep drills
Report hazards and apply risk controls on the line.
Flight operations teams learn structured hazard reporting and how risk controls apply to daily dispatch and crew decisions.
Workflow friction
- Underreporting of safety events
- Weak link between ops and safety teams
- Risk controls that ignore line realities
How the program helps
- Clearer hazard reporting from the flight deck
- Practical grasp of risk controls in ops
- Better handoff with safety teams
Practice use cases
- Reporting workflow labs
- Risk briefing exercises
- Crew safety drills
Tie technical work into the SMS.
Maintenance teams learn to log hazards from the hangar floor, feed occurrence data into investigations, and track changes safely.
Workflow friction
- Hazards logged outside the SMS
- Changes implemented without safety review
- Recurring defects without follow-up
How the program helps
- Hangar hazards captured in the register
- Technical input to investigations
- Controlled change management
Practice use cases
- Defect trend labs
- Change review exercises
- Investigation drills
Extend SMS coverage to the ramp.
Ground handling teams learn ramp hazard identification, occurrence reporting, and how their data feeds safety performance monitoring.
Workflow friction
- Ramp events going unreported
- Inconsistent turnaround safety checks
- Safety data missing from the ramp
How the program helps
- Ramp hazards reported and tracked
- Safer turnaround coordination
- Data that strengthens SPIs
Practice use cases
- Ramp hazard walks
- Turnaround safety labs
- SPI input exercises
Cohorts train as a cross-functional safety workforce, with each small group aligned on shared ICAO-aligned reporting and review standards.
Prerequisites: This program benefits safety managers, operations staff, maintenance engineers, and ground personnel involved in aviation safety and compliance. Familiarity with basic aviation operations helps but is not required, and no prior SMS experience is needed. Content adapts to each cohort's operation type, fleet, and regulatory context.
Safety Officer to SMS Manager
Tracks how aviation professionals progress from basic SMS awareness to advanced safety assurance and compliance ownership across the program's learn, practice, and apply phases.
A program that grows with aviation safety careers, from first hazard report to confident SMS ownership.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Recordings and lab guides are shared on your LMS so the team can revisit each training module after the live sessions.
Hybrid Training
Instructor-led sessions mix onsite and virtual delivery with guided labs throughout. Teams build hazard registers and audit evidence together while the instructor coaches and reviews work. Hybrid keeps scheduling flexible without losing live interaction.
- Live instruction across onsite and virtual batches
- Guided labs on hazard registers and risk matrices
- Instructor review of capstone compliance plans
- Flexible scheduling for operations rosters
Onsite Training
We deliver at your facility so exercises use your operation's real context: your procedures, your reporting channels, and your regulatory environment. Onsite sessions work well for safety teams that need shared, uninterrupted working time.
- Training at your facility with your team
- Labs shaped around your procedures
- Cross-functional safety team alignment
- Dedicated instructor time on your operation
Live Virtual Training
Live virtual sessions run on Zoom or Teams with the same guided labs and instructor coaching as onsite delivery. Breakout rooms let small groups build hazard registers and audit evidence together in real time.
- Live virtual classes on Zoom or Teams
- Same guided labs and coaching as onsite
- Breakout rooms for small-group safety exercises
- Recordings and guides shared on your LMS
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, timelines, and delivery preference, and we will send a detailed per-group quote with batch options.
Yes. Book a discovery call and we will map your safety maturity, ICAO obligations, and goals to a tailored training plan before you commit.
Yes. Live virtual sessions run on Zoom or Teams with the same guided labs and instructor coaching as onsite delivery.
Yes. Onsite delivery at your facility uses your procedures and reporting channels so exercises reflect your real operation.
The program runs 24 hours of instructor-led training, typically over three to four days, with guided labs in every module.
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Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
Aviation SMS sits second in this path, after airline operations, so your team knows the activities where hazards arise. This course covers ICAO-aligned safety management. Human factors follows, explaining why people make errors, and the path ends with incident and near-miss investigation.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ICAO Compliance Training Provider
When comparing providers, Edstellar is the training partner teams choose for aviation safety expertise and 5+ years of corporate training experience. Our methodology blends concise instruction with guided labs, and we share each trainer profile before booking. The result is a defensible, audit-ready SMS.
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Tailored
Every cohort's labs, examples, and exercises are tuned to your operation type, fleet, and regulatory environment.
Proven Methodology
Concise instruction followed by guided labs and reviews, a repeatable method that turns concepts into safety practice.
Practice-Based Learning
Six modules of guided labs and a capstone build keep your team working on safety, not just listening.
Expert Trainers
Aviation safety practitioners who run SMS in live operations lead every session and review your team's work.
Global Scale
One consistent program delivered across your bases worldwide, in 10+ languages.
Measurable Outcomes
Lab checkpoints and a capstone review prove skill gains you can report to regulators and leadership.
Connect Aviation Safety Management with Practical Evidence and Oversight Preparation
Our aviation SMS training connects the ICAO framework with everyday hazard management, assurance, and safety communication. Participants develop risk assessments, performance indicators, and compliance reviews using representative operational records. The final implementation pack brings these elements together for critique, supporting structured preparation without promising regulatory acceptance or a particular audit outcome.
- Step 01
Consult
We discuss your aviation operations and safety responsibilities, identifying priorities in hazard reporting, risk assessment, performance monitoring, oversight preparation, and safety communication.
- Step 02
Plan
We establish the SMS framework before hazard mitigation, assurance activities, compliance gap analysis, and safety promotion, culminating in a coordinated implementation pack.
- Step 03
Align
We bring safety, operations, maintenance, and ground perspectives together, adapting aviation and SMS foundations to the cohort’s experience and operational responsibilities.
- Step 04
Customize
We tailor sample procedures, hazard scenarios, and fleet communications to representative operations so risk scoring and assurance decisions remain connected to operational context.
- Step 05
Execute
Participants assess hazards, define safety indicators, audit a procedure, and draft a just-culture communication with feedback on evidence, clarity, and assigned responsibilities.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the implementation pack for a coherent hazard register, usable performance indicators, supported compliance findings, and a realistic safety-promotion and improvement roadmap.
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Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) & ICAO Compliance Training Training Packages & Pricing
Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
Starter
120
trainee licenses64 hours of group training
Tailored for SMBs
Growth
320
trainee licenses160 hours of group training
Ideal for growing SMBs
Enterprise
800
trainee licenses400 hours of group training
Designed for large corporations
Custom
Unlimited
trainee licensesDuration set by the rollout
Multi-region and multi-year
Training Packages & Pricing
Choose the training format that works for your team. Pricing is customized based on your requirements, cohort size, and delivery needs.
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Share your team size, operation type, and timelines to receive a tailored training plan and quote. Book a discovery call to discuss your safety goals; we confirm availability and respond with a detailed proposal.