Professional Development Program (PDP)
NBAA helps individuals with the Association's Member Companies ascend in their careers and flight operations through Professional Development Programs (PDPs) designed to prepare business aviation professionals for management roles within their respective companies. Any person who occupies or aspires to a management position in a company involved with business aviation is a potential candidate, and since the PDP series was launched in 1998, there have been over 5,000 course completions.
These programs are made available through a variety of venues, including in print and online resources, through educational institutions, and in presentations given at NBAA's industry events. The following resources provide more information about the opportunities NBAA makes available for professional development.
NBAA PDP Course Directory
- Click on the link to review the latest list of educational providers that offer PDP-approved courses, or download the 2010 PDP Course Directory (PDF, 6 KB)
NBAA PDP Course Objectives
- Review the PDP curriculum objectives which guide educational providers in the development of courses relating to the management of part or all of a corporate flight department.
PDP Approval Checklist and Guidance for Potential Providers (93KB, PDF)
- Guidance from the NBAA PDP Education Committee for educational providers seeking to the get their course recognized as an approved NBAA PDP course. The Committee is made up of business aviation management practitioners and experienced collegiate aviation educators.
PDP Course Proposal Application (200KB, PDF)
- Educational providers must complete this form to submit course for review by the NBAA PDP Education Committee.
Upcoming PDP Courses
- Review the list of NBAA courses that meet PDP objectives.
Schedulers Professional Development Program (SPDP)
- Learn more about the SPDP, an offshoot of the main PDP tailored to business aviation schedulers and dispatchers.
For more information on NBAA’s Professional Development Program, contact Jay Evans or Sarah Wolf at (202) 783-9000 or e-mail pdp@nbaa.org.
