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History of CBTA Competency-Based Training and Assessment Workshop 2
IN THIS MODULE: - What is NGAP - The status of ATCO training in ICAO before 2016 - How CBTA ended up in ICAO documents - Amendments 5 and 6 to PANS -TRG - Amendments to Annex 1 3
About NGAP CBTA came from NGAP, during the 2010 NGAP Symposium The role of NGAP is to ascertain sufficient competent HR Attract, train, educate and retain A need was identified regarding training of ATCOs and ATSEPs IFATCA has been part of NGAP since its inception 4
Before 2016 No requirements in PANS-TRG regarding ATCO training. Very few SARPs concerning ATC (Annex 1, 4.3 to 4.5): Medical class 3 21 years of age Certain knowledge (rather vague ) 3 months of actual control under supervision of an ATCO (licence) 90 hours for aerodrome / 180 hours for approach and area (rating) 5
Timeline 2010 NGAP tasked to develop provisions for PANS-TRG and GM 2013 PANS-TRG provisions ready to be sent to the ANC 2014 State consultation (SL2014/053) 2016 PANS-TRG Amendment 4 becomes applicable in November, Doc 10056 and 10057 published early 2016 6
HOW CBTA ended up in ICAO documents? Articles of the Convention SARPs Chicago Convention (Doc 7300) Annexes 1 to 19 Mandatory Provisions (guidance and recommended practices) Guidance material (implementation) PANS-TRG (Doc 9868) Doc 10056 (ATCOs) Doc 10057 (ATSEPs) Guidance 7
What was the goal in drafting CBTA? Flexible Generic Globally implementable 8
ICAO CBT workshops Following PANS-TRG Amendment 4 and Doc 10056/7 Workshops in ICAO ROs to promote CBTA for ATCOs and ATSEPs IFATCA was one of the key player in developing the materials and delivering the workshops 9
ICAO future implementation initiatives No additional workshops planned for the future Implementation initiatives will be conducted by the TRAINAIR Plus Currently under development THAT S WHY WE RE HERE! 10
PANS-TRG Amendment 5 Drafted by the CBTA-TF (IFATCA was part of the group) Never really published; adopted by the ICAO Council for applicability in 2020 Contains minor changes to the definitions and to the text from Part IV for ATCOs and ATSEPs 11
PANS-TRG Amendment 6 Drafted by the CBTA-TF (IFATCA was part of it) Published July 2020, applicable November 2020 Will incorporate amendment 5 New chapter on ATC OJTIs Modifications to the framework to align with other parts of PANS-TRG 12
PANS-TRG Amendment 6 New framework for ATC OJTIs Substantial amendments for other professions (pilots, aircraft maintenance personnel, flight operations officers) Amendments to Annex 1 13
Annex 1 4.4.1.3 Experience 4.4.1.3.1 The applicant shall have completed an approved training course and demonstrated the required competence, having accomplished not less than three months of satisfactory service engaged in the actual control of air traffic under the supervision of an appropriately rated air traffic controller [ ] 14
Annex 1 4.4.1.3.2 The appropriately rated air traffic controller specified in 4.4.1.3.1 shall be a qualified air traffic control onthe-job training instructor. 15
Annex 1 Note. The Procedures for Air Navigation Services Training (Doc 9868) contains guidance on the qualification of air traffic control on-the-job training instructors and on competency-based training and assessment for air traffic controllers. The Manual on Air Traffic Controller Competency-based Training and Assessment (Doc 10056) provides additional guidance to support stakeholders in the successful implementation of competency-based training and assessment for air traffic controllers. 16
Annex 1 4.5.2.2 Experience 4.5.2.2.1 The applicant shall have: b) demonstrated the required competence while providing, under the supervision of an appropriately rated air traffic controller, one or more of the following: [ ] 17
Annex 1 4.5.2.2.2 The appropriately rated air traffic controller specified in 4.5.2.2.1 b) and c) shall be a qualified air traffic control on-the-job training instructor. Note. The Procedures for Air Navigation Services Training (Doc 9868) contains guidance on the qualification of air traffic control on-the-job training instructors. 18
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