TRAINING
Many of the points all contributers hav made are in essence correct. Much of the current training of GA's i.e. aircraft services staff amounts to that that is mandatory with regard to JAR - OPS. There is much regard to safety as damaging a/c costs a great deal. Trainers come from a variety of backgrounds and have to undertake and pass a recognised trainers course.
This fails due in the main to the trainers, management and staff. Trainers often lose their enthuiasm, management fail to monitor the staff performance and staff 'could not care less'. Quality control is often poorly managed and the attitude seems to be that once you have had your training - just go and get on with it and providing you are not caught out, so be it.
Generally though standards are slipping as te main interest seems to be in the process. It is all like learning to drive and passing your driving test. We all learn how to do it properly but there is very little evidence of it when you go on the road.