Some 227 cadets graduated from the airport security training programme held by the Airport Security Department prior to the opening of the Hamad International Airport.
The course was held in collaboration with Internal Security Force for 10 weeks until March 28.
The graduation ceremony held at Lekhwiya headquarters was attended by deputy commander of the force Brigadier Mohamed Abdul Aziz al-Atiyya, director of Training and Courses at Internal Security Force Brigadier Mahdi Mutlaq al-Qahtani, director of Airport Security Department Colonel Eissa Arar al-Rumaihi and the course supervisor Major Salim Saeed
al-Rashdi.
The course was aimed at enhancing the security capabilities of Airport Security Department cadets as preparation for the opening of the new Hamad International Airport (HIA). The course was prepared to provide them necessary security skills that enable them to fulfill their responsibility within and outside the
airport.
The course also contributed to one of the main objectives of the strategy of the Ministry of the Interior in preparing and qualifying the human resources to meet the current and future challenges.
The course included theoretical and practical classes on police science and explosives, first aid and shooting. The course also covered other topics such as public reactions and their control over them in order to achieve the best behavior in dealing with the public.
The cadets were also given appropriate training to work in the airports and the basics of aviation security in order to familiarise the participants in international and national legislations in aviation sector, especially what stipulated in Annex XVII of aviation security and the accompanying documentation and operational procedures to be applied at airports.
Brigadier al-Atiyya stressed on the strong co-operation between the Ministry of Interior and Lekhwiya especially in the field of training as many training courses are held at Lekhwiya or Police Training Institute for cadres of both entities interchangeably.
Brigadier al-Qahtani applauded the participants of the course for their skills and capabilities and wished them success in their work.
Colonel al-Rumaihi thanked the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) for training support and qualifying the cadres of the department to secure new
Hamad International
Airport (HIA).
He said the graduates of this course would be deployed for the security of passengers and flights at Hamad International Airport.
Cadets at the passing out parade.
