Competency Based Training
A recent conference was held on the subject of pilot training and one contributor made the observation that the current regulations dictate a training regime that was described as 'Inventory Training'.
The assertion was that such training, combined with an out of date licensing system, was not delivering the quality of pilots the industry needs.
The conference was unashamedly 'fixed wing' oriented but I would like to ask if the trainers and managers in particular, and the pilot workforce in general, feel that the current helicopter pilot regime should be replaced by the use of competency-based training and assessment (referred to at the conference as 'evidence-based training). The advocates for such change put forward suggestions that include more scenario-based training to advance CRM along with LOFT based LPCs.
The burning question is 'are we working in the 21st Century with 20th Century ideas and licensing methodology and if so is that good enough? How can we do it better?"
G.
Last edited by Geoffersincornwall; 16th December 2012 at 12:49.
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