perhaps I am missing something but I cant find in that document actual requirements for passing each section of an IR, ie airways entry / exit, holds, NP approaches etc ?
Or , for that matter what a teaching objective would be for each part ?

Because there are none. Each FTO submits a course for approval that they believe will cover enough areas for the candidate to pass the test. Most courses are roughly the same as the information is shared around the industry.

When I wrote my course outline I was given an example guideline to work from and had to populate the rest myself. The same thing when I wrote training, ops, quality and SMS manuals.

It's a bit odd that the theory is very clearly laid down but the practical is very wooly!

Bose : I like your practical approach to it, rather than the convoluted approach made by some FTO's !!
Is the FTO you work for in the USA ? would I have to do the IR there or does your FTO have a distance learning ( and hopefully flying) program ?

TK learning is seperate from an FTO approval. I have no intention of seeking approval to do TK courses. There are enough out there already and the approvals are expensive. If you are looking for TK, then someone like CATS, Oxford or Bristol are your best option.

I would be happy to talk to you about practical training when you are ready to cross that bridge, feel free to drop me a PM.