AMC4 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency

• ED Decision 2023/011/R found in: Air Traffic Controllers Licensing and Certification (2015/340) Part-ATCO (Jun 2024)

AMC4 ATCO.B.040 Assessment of language proficiency ED Decision 2023/011/R CRITERIA FOR THE ACCEPTABILITY OF LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT BODIES (a)       A language assessment body should provide clear information about its organisation and its relationships with other organisations. (b)       If a language assessment body is also an air traffic controller training organisation, there should be a clear and documented separation between the two activities. (c)       The language assessment body should employ a sufficient number of qualified interlocutors and language proficiency assessors to administer the required tests. (d)       The assessment documentation should include at least the following: (1)       assessment objectives; (2)       assessment layout, timescale, technologies used, assessment samples, voice samples; (3)       assessment criteria and standards (at least for the operational, extended and expert levels of the rating scale in [Appendix 1 to Annex I](https://dxweb.easa.europa.eu/dx4/Topics/atco173.docx) to Regulation (EU) 2015/340); (4)       documentation demonstrating the assessment validity, relevance and reliability for the operational and extended levels; (5)       documentation demonstrating the assessment validity, relevance and reliability for the expert level; (6)       procedures to ensure that language assessments are standardised within the language assessment body and in the ATC community; (7)       assessment procedures and responsibilities, such as: — preparation of individual assessment; — administration: location(s), identity check and invigilation, assessment discipline, confidentiality/security; — reporting and documentation provided to the competent authority and/or to the applicant, including sample certificate; and — retention of documents and records. (8)       The assessment documentation and records should be kept for a period of time determined by the competent authority and made available to the competent authority upon request. [applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R] (d)       The assessment documentation should include at least the following: (1)       assessment objectives; (2)       assessment layout, timescale, technologies used, assessment samples, voice samples; (3)       assessment criteria and standards (at least for the operational, extended and expert levels of the rating scale in [Appendix 1 to Annex I](https://dxweb.easa.europa.eu/dx4/Topics/atco173.docx) to Regulation (EU) 2015/340); (4)       documentation demonstrating the assessment validity, relevance and reliability for the operational, extended and expert levels; (5)       procedures to ensure that language assessments are standardised within the language assessment body and in the ATC community; (6)       assessment procedures and responsibilities, such as: — preparation of individual assessment; — administration: location(s), identity check and invigilation, assessment discipline, confidentiality/security; — reporting and documentation provided to the competent authority and/or to the applicant, including sample certificate; and — retention of documents and records. (7)       The assessment documentation and records should be kept for a period of time determined by the competent authority and made available to the competent authority upon request. *[applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]*