Yes, the FAA does not do type ratings for any aircraft with less than 12500lb gross weight. However, most flight schools and FBOs require that a student go through a check out process in any of their different planes( Insurance reasons). This check outs are performed by CFIs, or CFII and an endorsement is put in one`s logbook. Other endorsements mandated by the FAA are : high performance, complex, and tail wheels.
My next questions would then be" Does KCAA, or other regulating bodies in Africa wholly or partially accept this endorsements as a rating?"
No? If not, does the time built up in different airplanes say, c-152,c-172, c-182 and piper arrow, or any other aircraft for that matter not count?