ATC Handbook - IATA

IATA Authorized Training Center (ATC) Handbook
2. Becoming An IATA ATC
2.1 ATC Handbook
ATCs must maintain high quality standards, adhering to the terms and conditions set out in the ATC
Accreditation Agreement and the procedures and guidelines described therein and in this ATC
Handbook.
Any amendments and updates of this ATC Handbook will be notified to the ATCs as per the terms
of the ATC Accreditation Agreement and will be made available in a downloadable format in an
extranet site, which provides password-protected access to a private area exclusively for ATCs
called the ATC Resource Site (for information on how to request access to this site, please refer to
section 2.11). The ATC shall be informed of such updates via e-mail and shall have the
responsibility of downloading the updated or amended version immediately upon notice.
Such amendments and updates are agreed to form an integral part of the ATC Handbook in
accordance with the terms of the ATC Accreditation Agreement.
2.2 ATC Application Form
Institutions wishing to apply for ATC status and accreditation can obtain an application form from
IATA, by contacting the Manager, Channel Partners Business Development at the following
address: atcinfo@iata.org or by visiting the IATA website at
http://www.iata.org/training/Pages/atc_ats.aspx and downloading the IATA ATC application form.
2.3 ATC Authorization Process And Fees
All ATC accreditations will be issued and confirmed using a single ATC Accreditation Agreement for
all authorized Programs, Courses and locations (head office, and branches if applicable) covered
under the accreditation being expressly listed in a schedule to the ATC Accreditation Agreement.
The ATCs’ accreditation is renewable automatically every year in accordance with, and subject to
the provisions of the ATC Accreditation Agreement, provided the ATC has met the requirements for
renewal then in effect, including as stipulated in section 2.9 of this ATC Handbook.
Upon meeting those requirements and remitting payment of the applicable Fees for the year in
effect, the ATC Authorization will be renewed and a new ATC Certificate will be issued.
ATC, joining the IATA ATC network, must pay a one time ATC network access fee in the amount as
prescribed by IATA in the “Information, Conditions and Authorization Fees” pricelist available in a
downloadable format on the IATA website at http://www.iata.org/training/Pages/atc_ats.aspx. The
ATC network access fee shall be payable upon signature of the ATC Accreditation Agreement, and
within thirty (30) days from the date of IATA’s invoice.
The annual authorization fee and branch fee, as applicable, is the amount as prescribed by IATA in
the “Information, Conditions and Authorization Fees” pricelist available in a downloadable format on
the IATA website at http://www.iata.org/training/Pages/atc_ats.aspx. The annual authorization fee
and branch fee, as applicable, shall be payable no later than thirty (30) days from the date of IATA’s
invoice.
2.3.1 ATC COURSE REGISTRY
Upon being approved for one or more of IATA’s training programs, the ATC’s specific Authorized
Courses will be recorded in the ATC Course Registry. This ATC Course Registry is the IATA
database of all Authorized Courses, as published on the IATA website.
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