GM3 ORA.ATO.230(a) Training manual and operations manual

ED Decision 2018/001/R

AREA 100 KSA EXERCISES AND ASSESSMENTS

Exercises and assessments are to be interwoven into the theoretical knowledge training, utilising a range of learning styles; they should address subject or cross-subject topics, with the application of threat and error management (TEM) and, where possible, be scenario-based. The exercises and assessments do not need to be confined to a classroom.

(a)      Area 100 KSA exercises may be of short duration within a lesson, and the student’s performance in the exercises does not need to be recorded, although the main subject and KSA learning points are likely to be discussed (or for distance learning, reviewed) within a post exercise debrief or lesson summary. To allow for flexibility and development, the exercises do not need to be specified in the training plan.

(b)     When a single formative assessment is specified in the training plan, it is likely to be extensive as it will cover many of the LOs in Area KSA 100 02 and 100 03. Alternatively, an ATO may specify a number of shorter-duration formative assessments that each covers a narrower range of LOs, and these may build in terms of content difficulty.

(c)      The exercises and formative and summative assessments may include but not be limited to: scenario planning exercises combining multiple subjects; practical exercises using training devices (where available); oral communication exercises; written assignments and/or project work; discussions; the preparation and delivery of group or individual presentations and discussions; and enable scenario-based content and individual, pair or group situation(s).

(d)     The type of assessment and the environment should be recorded in the ATO’s training plan.