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Visible Digital Seals for Travel-Related Public Health Proofs (VDS EN): Virtual Classroom VDS EN

ITP/FAL/192/VDSNC VC/048EN

ICAO Course
Delivery mode
Instructor-led (Online)

Objective

This course provides State authorities with the competencies required to implement a national Visible Digital Seal for Non-Constrained Environments (VDS-NC) solution for travel health proof, in accordance with ICAO Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Parts 9-13.

Learning objectives

  • Articulate the value of implementing a VDS-NC for health proof solution in your State
  • Coordinate VDS-NC policy decisions
  • Draft an implementation action plan

Structure

  1. Module 0: Introduction
  2. Module 1: Value Proposition
  3. Module 2: Policy Decisions
  4. Module 3: Action Plan

Target audience

  • Travel Document Issuing Authorities (TDIA); Country Signing Certification Authority (if separate from TDIA); Public Health Authorities; Immigration Authorities
  • Secondary Target Population: Other public authorities such as Ministries of Interior; Foreign Affairs; Technology and Development and related agencies.

Prerequisites

They vary from agency to agency.
Travel Document Issuing Authority (TDIA) – general knowledge and decentralized issuance (so someone who may have experience with TDs being issued at consulates or other remote locations)
Country Signing Certification Authority (CSCA) Authority – PKI knowledge. This expertise is key regardless of whether the CSCA is internal or external to the TDIA.
Public Health – someone involved in smart/digital services to the public, especially in response to COVID-19
Immigration – verification of eMRTDs, managing the import of public key certificates