AMC3 ORA.ATO.230(a) Training manual and operations manual

ED Decision 2018/001/R

AREA KSA 100 02 AND 100 03 LEARNING OBJECTIVES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECORDS

(a)      An ATO that delivers theoretical knowledge instruction for professional pilot licences should ensure that for the learning objectives (LOs) in topics 100 02 and 100 03 of Area 100 KSA there are at least two summative assessments and at least one formative assessment. The summative assessments are to be documented in the student’s training records. Both the summative assessments and the formative assessment(s) should be debriefed.

(b)     The formative assessment(s) should:

(1)      be designed such that the student has the opportunity to ask questions and develop competencies in most of the LOs in 100 02 and 100 03 of Area 100 KSA;

(2)      be conducted during the training; the ATO may in addition conduct a formative evaluation (continuous assessment) over a specified phase of the course; and

(3)     be conducted by an instructor that is trained to deliver the formative assessment.

(c)      The summative assessments should:

(1)      be designed so that they collectively give the student the opportunity to demonstrate competency in all LOs in 100 02 and 100 03 of Area 100 KSA; each individual summative assessment may address some of the LOs in 100 02 and 100 03 of Area 100 KSA;

(2)      be satisfactorily completed before the student is recommended by the ATO for their first attempt to take the final theoretical knowledge examination paper, and the outcome of the assessments should be included in the student’s training record;

(3)      require that for a student to be considered that they have achieved a ‘Satisfactory’ standard, they:

(i)       meet at least 35 % (which defines the term ‘some’ used in the word pictures) of the indicators relevant to the assessment exercise, in each competency;

(ii)      have an overall positive effect on the outcome or completion of the exercise without any external input from the instructor, or where the assessment requires the instructor to facilitate the exercise, without the instructor providing any knowledge or corrective input to assist in the completion of the exercise; and

(4)      be conducted by an instructor that is trained to deliver the summative assessments.

(d)     The training manual should include the following elements regarding the theoretical knowledge training and assessment of the LOs in topics 100 02 and 100 03 of Area 100 KSA:

(1)      the positions, or range of positions, of the formative assessment exercise(s) and summative assessment exercises in the training programme;

(2)      a description of the summative assessments, including a matrix that shows which Area 100 KSA LOs are covered in each exercise;

(3)     the grading system of the Area 100 KSA summative assessment and a description of the ATO’s minimum required standard;

(4)      the template for the information about Area 100 KSA to be included in the student’s training record, which should include at least the dates and result (‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’) of the summative assessments and the date and score of the mental maths test;

(5)     the method of assessment debrief for each summative and formative assessment;

(6)      for a student who performs below the satisfactory standard in a summative assessment(s), the method to further develop the student’s competencies and how to conduct the reassessment.

(e)      Access to the information on Area 100 KSA kept in the student’s training records should be restricted to the student and authorised ATO personnel, and should not be disclosed outside the ATO. The information on the record should first be de-identified before it is used to support course design improvements.