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History of CBTA

Competency-Based Training and Assessment Workshop

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- 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

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IN THIS MODULE:

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

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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)

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Timeline

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2010NGAP tasked

to develop provisions for

PANS-TRG and GM

2013PANS-TRG provisions

ready to be sent to the

ANC

2014State

consultation (SL2014/053)

2016PANS-TRG

Amendment 4 becomes

applicable in November,

Doc 10056 and 10057 published

early 2016

HOW CBTA ended up in ICAO documents?

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Chicago Convention (Doc 7300)

Annexes 1 to 19

PANS-TRG (Doc 9868)

Doc 10056 (ATCOs)

Doc 10057 (ATSEPs)

Mandatory

Guidance

Articles of the Convention

SARPs

Provisions (guidance and recommended practices)

Guidance material (implementation)

What was the goal in drafting CBTA?

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Flexible

Generic

Globally implementable

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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

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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 on-

the-job training instructor.

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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.

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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:

[…]

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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.

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