Jana Podolkova - AVSEC Training

Since 2001 Jana Podolkova has worked as a Civil Aviation Security Expert. Based at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague she has held position in Security Screening, Internal Auditing and Security Training.  Jana has extensive experience working as a Senior Official at the Ministry of Transport (Civil Aviation Department) Czech Republic.  

Among her responsibilities was the development of the National Aviation Security Programmes, amendments to the Civil Aviation Act, certification of security personnel, Instructor Certification, implementation of State Supervision and Auditing and ACC3 Designation approvals.  

Jana has attended various International seminars, meetings and workshops held by the European Commission, ECAC, ICAO and IATA.  Being responsible in arranging ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors in Prague.  She works as a private Lecturer for the Department of Air Transport – University College of Business Prague. Since 2016 Jana has been worked as an ICAO Aviation Security Instructor.

Jana is regarded as a trusted professional within aviation security and as someone who can take you or your business forward within this field.

Representative of Czech Republic in working groups of the European Commission:
 EU Liquids Working Group
LAGs - Statement of Intent - Working Group
Passenger Checkpoint Working Group
Working Group on Small Amendments and TIP
Air Cargo Working Group
Working Group Meeting on Risk Mitigation Assessment
Meeting of the Aviation Security Experts on new legislative proposal for small amendments 2014

Representantive of Czech Republic at the meeting of experts:
ECAC Security Forum (2012 – 2014)
InterTAG
ICAO EUR/NAT AVSEC Group

Professional seminars:
Workshop on Explosive Trace Detection
EU Aviation security Validation Workshop
EU Aviation security Validation Workshop II
ECAC Workshop on Behaviour Detection
IATA Passenger & Baggage Regional Workshop Prague
ECAC Workshop on Unpredictability in Aviation Security
ECAC Workshop on Innovation in AVSEC
ECAC Workshop on the Insider Threat in Aviation

Courses:
ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors
ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors II
Manager’s Presentation Skills
Crisis management
Basic knowledge of explosives
Basics of combating with terrorism
ICAO Instructor Certification Course

Arranging and organising events / meetings:
ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors, Praha 2012 – 2014
ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors II, Praha 2013
ECAC Security Forum (SF/16), Praha 2013
Meetings of the Interdepartmental Committee for Civil Aviation Security

Experiences with providing training:
AVSEC Instructor certified by Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
ECAC Best Practices for National Auditors, Prague 2014 – Instructor
ICAO Aviation Security Instructor
AVSEC Instructor certified by Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic

Language skills:

English
Russian
German