Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) is expanding across the regulations and the industry. The States, the airlines, and the training organizations have realized that CBTA is a far more efficient way to develop a competent pilot workforce when compared to the traditional task - or hour-based training and checking.
It is IATA's longstanding belief that CBTA training programs provide the necessary safety and efficiency benefits required by the continuous increase in the complexity of the civil aviation system. Hence, IATA promotes the Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) approach to the full spectrum of pilot training, from pilot aptitude testing, pilot initial licensing training, instructor/evaluator training and operator training, and offers a wide range of guidance materials to support the implementation of CBTA.
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What's inside the CBTA Library?
Designed for air operators, flight training organizations and civil aviation authorities, this library of documents consolidates the best practices for the implementation of effective and efficient CBTA programs for flight crew training, covering:
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CBTA Guide for Flight Crew Training
Practical IATA guidance for CBTA in pilot and instructor training, aligned with ICAO and built on industry best practices. |
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Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) Implementation - Guidance Material and Best Practices Consolidated guidance for Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL), emphasizing competency-based multi-crew training from program start. |
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Command Training - Guidance Material and Best Practices CBTA design guidance for command training, supporting the IATA Total Systems Approach across a pilot’s career. |
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Pilot Aptitude Testing - Guidance Material and Best Practices Competency-based pilot selection guidance - from early pilot competencies to ab-initio and airline-ready performance. |
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Improving Flight Crew Monitoring - Guidance Material and Best Practices Implement CBTA flight crew monitoring for line operations, licensing, and operator training - aligned with ICAO and IATA best practices. |
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Instructor and Evaluator Training - Guidance Material and Best Practices Training: Competency-based IE training framework defining instructor/evaluator competencies across key instructor roles. |
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Upset Prevention & Recovery Training (UPRT) - Guidance Material and Best Practices Operator guidance to build UPRT programs and strengthen UPRT instructor training for CBTA or traditional schemes. |
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Stay up-to-date
Significant Changes and Amendments to the 2nd edition of the CBTA Library include:
- CBTA Guide for Flight Crew Training: It provides practical guidance to implement CBTA for pilot and instructor training. The guide consolidates industry best practices based on the experience gained by IATA member airlines and by major training organizations delivering CBTA programs.
- New re-structured portfolio of digital content.
- New and unique CBTA guide which has been created for individual pilot access and another two customised multi-document portfolios (that include the CBTA Guide for Flight Crew) for Airlines & Operators and Aviation Training Organizations.