About
About RIX Academy
RIX Academy offers more than 160 training programmes in key aviation fields such as aviation security, ground handling, aerodrome servicing and crisis management, providing training to more than 15 000 aviation specialists every year. All our training managers and instructors are aviation professionals with international certificates confirming their qualifications. One of the key advantages of RIX Academy is its capacity to deliver training in Latvian, English, and Russian.
RIX Academy provides professional training to RIX Riga Airport staff, employees of the companies and partners operating at the Airport, and specialists from various Latvian and foreign companies working in the aviation industry or other fields.
Training programmes consist of theoretical and practical parts. Theoretical training is provided by RIX Academy instructors, while the practical part is taught by experienced and certified employees of RIX Riga Airport. To make the training more effective, it is conducted in specialised training spaces that simulate the actual working environment.
Currently, there is particularly high demand for customised training courses for non-aviation companies, such as X-ray operator training in mail handling, logistics, and security.
In 2017, RIX Academy became an official training centre of Airports Council International (ACI – Airports Council International). Working in conjunction with ACI, we offer internationally recognised aviation training courses in Latvia which are appreciated and used by industry professionals from all over the world.
TEAM
Ivars Pavasars
Ivars Pavasars is the head of SJSC “Riga International Airport“ Training Centre. He is an industry professional with more than 10 years of experience in teaching basic airport processes. To gain additional professional knowledge, he has completed ICAO, IATA, and ACI courses. His previous professional activities were related to managerial, sales, and marketing roles.
He is a guest lecturer in quality and safety management at the Transport and Telecommunication Institute.
Ivars holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree in Organisation and Company Management from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.
T: 29229948
E-mail: [email protected]
Eva Heislere
Eva is responsible for managing the airport employee professional qualification (testing) process, for compliance with training standards in the context of airfield maintenance, traffic management, and emergency management processes, and for the compliance of the training programmes with EC regulations.
She develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, human factor, airfield maintenance and traffic management processes. Eva participates in the development of EASA Together4Safety training aids, and in Airports Council International (ACI) projects. She has worked to implement the ACDM (airport collaborative decision-making) project at Riga Airport, and on the certification of its airfield. She has professional knowledge in the implementation of the safety management systems (SMS), in human factor (HF), fatigue management (FM), emergency management, as well as knowledge of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) legal regulations gained at ACI, IATA, ICAO, Airsight training centres.
M: 25757122
E-mail: [email protected]
Alise Sitņikova
Alise is a training sales specialist. Her previous experience was related to B2B sales, as well as project and sales management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Organisation and Company Management.
M: 20022792
E-mail: [email protected]
Laura Arele
Laura has seven years of experience in training management. She has professional knowledge in IT project management, a professional coach certificate, and a bachelor’s degree in Organisation and Company Management.
M: 26802689
E-mail: [email protected]
Aleksandrs Stoļarčuks
Aleksandrs is an aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency. He develops and teaches training programmes of various levels on aviation security, regulations covering the carriage of cargo and carriage of dangerous goods, specialises in training on the use of various technical equipment, manages the administration of TIP data, and analysis of the behaviour of individuals.
Aleksandrs acquired his professional knowledge in aviation security, crisis management, risk management, carriage of dangerous goods, and conducting training at the regional training centres of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) in Paris, Kyiv, in the training organised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Geneva, SAS Spirit Cargo Oslo, and elsewhere.
In 2016, he participated in the certification of Liepāja Airport, consulting and training its staff in aviation security.
He holds a silver Global Safety Network diploma issued by Airport Council International (ACI).
E-mail: [email protected]
Aviva Gavare
Aviva has completed a number of training courses provided by Airports Council International (ACI), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and various airlines. Aviva is a certified instructor for programmes teaching airport staff how to assist persons with disabilities and reduced mobility (PRM). She conducts various ground handling courses and participates in the development of training programmes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Iveta Žube
Iveta is an aviation security training instructor and dangerous goods regulations training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency, also instructor in courses for assisting persons with reduced mobility. She is responsible for maintaining and ensuring the proper qualification of aviation security staff, develops and manages training programmes, participates in various projects, and offers consultations.
Iveta has experience conducting aviation security quality control measures not only at Riga Airport but also as a certified ECAC auditor, as part of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Audit and Support Programme for ECAC member states.
She is a certified International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aviation security training instructor and participates in teaching training courses and workshops developed by ICAO for aviation security professionals at ICAO regional training centres.
E-mail: [email protected]
Undīne Alise Ārmane
Undīne is an aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency. She conducts and develops aviation security training programmes. She trains staff in security screening of persons, baggage and carry-on items.
E-mail: [email protected]
Karīna Nahodkina
Karina is an aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency. She conducts and develops aviation security training programmes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Zane Spruģevica
Zane is an aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency. She conducts and develops aviation security training programmes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Artis Patmalnieks
An aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency, Artis develops and teaches training programmes covering security screening of cabin and checked baggage, and personal items, including the use of various security equipment.
E-mail: [email protected]
Andris Elksnis
He develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, airfield maintenance and traffic management processes.
Andris has professional knowledge in the implementation of the safety management system (SMS), airfield processes and emergency management gained at Airport Council International (ACI) training centres.
E-mail: [email protected]
Juris Veblovskis
Juris develops and teaches training programmes in ground handling. He has received an instructor qualification for assisting persons with disabilities and on regulations governing the carriage of dangerous goods.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ivars Reliņš
He develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, airfield maintenance and traffic management processes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Arnis Liepiņš
A certified aircraft de-icing/anti-icing instructor, Arnis worked to implement the ACDM (airport collaborative decision-making) project at Riga Airport.
He develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, airfield maintenance and traffic management processes. He conducts professional competence tests for traffic management processes. Arnis has professional knowledge in the implementation of the safety management system (SMS), airfield processes and emergency management gained at Airport Council International (ACI) training centres.
E-mail: [email protected]
Marika Kere
As a Certified Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) instructor (Category 6), Marika develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, airfield maintenance, traffic management, and aircraft handling processes. She conducts professional competence tests for aircraft handling processes.
Marika has professional knowledge in the implementation of the safety management system (SMS), airfield processes, emergency management and aircraft handling gained at Airport Council International (ACI) and Ground Handling Service Provider (GHSP) training centres.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ričards Miezītis
Ričards develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield, airfield maintenance and traffic management processes.
Ričards has professional knowledge in the implementation of the safety management system (SMS), airfield processes gained at Airport Council International (ACI) training centres.
E-mail: [email protected]
Artūrs Bičelis
An aviation security training instructor certified by the Civil Aviation Agency, Artūrs is responsible for administering TIP data and building and maintaining the TIP library. He develops and teaches training programmes in aviation security, specialising in the use of various security devices and technical equipment, including x-ray equipment, metal detectors, explosives residue sensors, etc.
Artūrs acquired his professional skills as a qualified instructor at a regional training centre of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
E-mail: [email protected]
Elīna Reijere
Elīna gained the professional skills she needed to acquire an instructor qualification at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). She teaches and develops training programmes in ground handling, as well as teaches courses in customer service and assisting persons with disabilities.
E-mail: [email protected]
Harijs Šturms
Harijs develops and teaches training programmes covering binding procedures at the airfield as part of emergency management, as well as civil protection and fire safety regulations.
He has professional knowledge in the emergency management, implementation of the safety management system (SMS), airfield processes, as well as knowledge of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) legal regulations gained at ACI, IATA and ICAO training centres.
He holds a silver ACI Global Safety Network diploma.
E-mail: [email protected]
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