Role of Training Manager

If you are running an EASA 147 school, almost certainly you will require a training manager. In fact the post of training manager can be one of the positions that need to be approved by the Department of Civil Aviation like FAA or CAA.

The roles can be as follows: (some are not written here)

1. To manage training resources.

In order to conduct an approved courses, there are a number of resources required..

a. Trainers. - Trainers or instructors are required to conduct the course. The authority such as the DCA or CAA is concerned about the quality of the instructor and listed the requirement in the relevant documents.

There are areas where the school has to be concerned... the qualifying of the trainers/instructors and the continuous training. The qualifying process involved the course if instructional technique and the practical training.

b. Notes and training materials.

For 147 approve training school under EASA, the syllabus for training is stipulated under the part 66 document. Based on the syllabus, the course notes and presentation material are written

The other training materials required are the presentation material which are likely to be powerpoint.

c. Assessment materials

The approved 147 school may play the role of examination authority, like what CAA was before. To be awarded the approval to become an approved examination center, there are a number of criteria that must be satisfied which include ... sufficient questions banks, qualified examiners and have the correct facilities.

There are much more roles that the training manager has to play. He had to manage the staff, manage the training quality and the training processes.

2. Manage Training Process.

The process include:

- making schedule for the course, the workshop visits and the on-job-training with operating aircraft. This is a tedious task as the four years of the training has to translated into the daily activities of classroom or practical work.

- running of the class

- Knowledge assessment consists of examination and skills assessments.

The training manager has the role to ensure that the students will get the license as planned, all the other activities are supporting this objective.