CALMet  VII

July 2-7,2007

Beijing,China

Greetings From CMATC

Welcome to China Meteorological Administration Training Centre (CMATC), the Beijing component of the WMO Regional Training Centre Nanjing.

The CMATC, an essential component of CMA’s basic meteorological operations, offers higher education and training, meteorological continuing education and on-the-job training. The Centre provides continuing education to mid- and high-level management officials and intermediate and senior technical officers in the meteorological field. Moreover, it provides training on the extension and application of new technologies related to meteorological operations, training for instructors, and training on the international meteorological context. It also produces meteorological training materials and guides meteorological training centres at the provincial level.

Thanks to its rich experience, the Centre is in a position to offer continuing education and on-the-job training of various types, levels and sizes. Some regular training courses have become main components in the continuing development of meteorological professionals.

The Next Generation Weather Radar Training Laboratory, Weather Forecast Laboratory and Distance Education System have played important role in the meteorological operational training. Located in the Beijing Zhongguancun High-tech development zone with China's most prestigious universities and Chinese Academy of Sciences nearby, and with National Meteorological Centre, National Satellite Meteorological Centre, National Meteorological Information Centre, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences and China Weather Channel in the same compound, talented and intellect scholars and professors are often invited to cooperate and deliver speeches at CMATC. Based on the public networks and CMA's satellite telecommunication network, CMATC boasts a unique, meteorologically oriented distance learning system. This live video broadcasting system is used to train meteorological operators and managers working in weather stations and offices across China. Modern teaching techniques are utilized. In addition, many multimedia teaching packets are developed for self-paced distance learning.