Whopity,
Your post referring to the Gizit CRI ratings is a little brash. Pre-JAR one could conduct type conversions and differences training without an instructor rating. It was right that these individuals be allowed to continue this activity - similarly a number of instructors who held PPLs were given BCPLs since the new JAR-FCL regime required this to allow them to continue to be paid.
The CAA provided CRI ratings to a few who were conducting training on behalf of the LAA and BGA, to allow them to continue this activity under JAR-FCL. This was a long time ago (1998), so the reality is that the LAA system now only has 3 people who obtained their instructor rating in this manner. Everyone else either held an FI at the time, or has subsequently passed a FI or CRI skills test.
There has been a significant period of regulation change in the industry which has done nothing to enhance safety. We will see a similar situation occur in the near future with the EASA aerobatic rating. Presently no rating is required to conduct aerobatics, although under EASA there will be (on EASA aircraft). Both myself and BEagle have been involved in the conversion report for this, to allow what you might call 'grandfather rights' to be carried forward.
Not only is there no defined standard for the CRI test, there has never even been a syllabus of training for a CRI(SE).
The syllabus of training is contained within the FTOs Training Manual, as approved by the CAA. Whilst there is no AMC for FTOs to 'copy and paste' into their manuals, there must be a syllabus of training in order to obtain approval to conduct the course.
Standards Document 10 (A) contains detail of the Content and Conduct of the CRI skills test, along with the Assessment Criteria at Appendix 1 of the same document.
ifitaint