Breaking Down CBTA
in Under Two Minutes
Ask yourself this: Are your pilots and flight attendants competent? What about your technicians in the maintenance workshop? And how do you really know that they are ‘competent’?
Aviation is a rapidly evolving industry, and its focus has increasingly shifted from reactive accident prevention to making sure that the workforce possesses the necessary non-technical skills and competence to do their jobs. Proactively and effectively.
This shift in focus has inspired a modern approach to training called CBTA – or Competency-Based Training and Assessment.
In under two minutes, we’re going to break down this training methodology for you. CBTA has already been mandated for several aviation-related training programmes in the global aviation industry. Let’s get started.
✈ CBTA revolves around the development of skills. Not only technical skills, but also non-technical skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork, decision-making, and situational awareness to ensure safe and efficient job performance.
✈ The main objective of competency-based training is to train how we can apply Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (or competence) in the operational environment.
✈ The training of pilots, cabin crew, and maintenance staff involves the process of identifying key competencies, setting standards for performance, and assessing the ability to demonstrate the identified competencies in real time.
✈ Competency-based training employs realistic training scenarios which mirror actual work situations. This enables aviation professionals to apply their competence, including both technical and non-technical skills in a relevant context.
✈ The continuous assessment of training programmes ensures that the training is always focused on competency-building and improvement of problem areas.
Are you confident about CBTA? Or are you equally confused?
Don’t worry, our two minutes are not up yet…
Essentially, Competency-Based Training and Assessment translates to ‘learning by doing’. Why? Because the training methodology trains technical and non-technical skills and develops the competence needed to perform the job. Safely and efficiently.
The word ‘competence’ is derived from Latin, meaning ‘meeting together’ or ‘sufficiency of qualification’. In that respect, it makes perfect sense that training should bind theory and practice together and ensure that the workforce, be it pilots, flight attendants, or mechanics, are sufficiently qualified and competent to do their jobs.
Our two minutes are up… But if you are simply dying with anticipation to learn more about CBTA, we have compiled some very competent information about this training approach on our website. The only difference is that we refer to CBTA as MAYDAY.
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