The 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is more than an action-packed exhibit hall and aircraft display. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to invest in you! Take the next step in your career with NBAA’s Professional Development Program (PDP) courses.

This year’s event offers five cutting edge PDP courses designed to develop your leadership skills, build successful teams and ultimately grow in your career.

2025 NBAA PDP Course: Aviation Leadership

Aviation Leadership: Prepare Yourself for Takeoff

Oct. 12-13, 2025

This interactive workshop builds on the topics of values-based leadership, leading with a vision and leadership for success.

2025 NBAA PDP Course: Leadership and Influencing Skills for Building High-Performing Teams

Leadership and Influencing Skills for Building High-Performing Teams (Invitation Only)

Oct. 12-13, 2025

Refine your leadership skills, exchange best practices and gain practical insights to become a stronger and more effective leader within your organization.

HR in the Corporate Flight Department

Oct. 13, 2025

This course aims to unite flight departments and corporate HR partners to explore the challenges and opportunities in hiring, retaining and developing flight department teams.

2025 NBAA PDP Course: Organizational Risk Management – Oct. 18, 2025 – Las Vegas

Organizational Risk Management

Oct. 13, 2025

This course equips professionals with the essential skills to integrate the business aircraft operation into the company’s risk management strategy while identifying, assessing and mitigating risk exposure using established frameworks.

NBAA PDP Course: Management Fundamentals for Flight Departments Workshop

Management Fundamentals for Flight Departments Workshop

Oct. 17-18, 2025

Be prepared to lead with the latest in safe operations, regulatory compliance, management practices, budgeting, vendor selection, reporting, planning for the future and more.

Separate registration is required. Registration for PDP courses includes complimentary registration for 2025 NBAA-BACE with access to the education sessions and exhibits at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the aircraft display at Henderson Executive Airport.

All PDP courses are approved for CAM application and recertification credits.

NBAA Members $900 – One-Day Course
$1,300 – Two-Day Course
Non-Members $1,045 – One-Day Course
$1,625 – Two-Day Course

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