1. (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 27-29 JULY 2011)
THIRD PAN-AFRICAN AVIATION TRAINING COORDINATION CONFERENCE AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION COMMISSION (AFCAC) Requirements for approval of ATOs
(CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, JULY 2011) 1

2. Aviation personnel
Aviation personnel must undergo a very comprehensive Aviation training that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for assuming responsibility over their assigned duties. 1

3. What are the different types of Aviation trainings
Flight training
Aircraft Technicians
Air Traffic Controllers
Flight attendants
Dispatchers
Aviation Security
Accident investigation
CNS Technicians
Inspection training (Regulatory Aspect)
Fire Fighting and Rescue
Airport Operations
ANS
Aeronautical metrology
Aviation Medical Doctors etc, etc…. 1

4. ATO
For any ATO to train aviation personnel it must be approved by an authority given regulatory and executive tasks in the field of Civil Aviation
The Authority should use a set of standards and requirements for the approval.

5. ATO Cont.
Establishment and maintenance of approved ATO Certification Requirements Operating Rules 1

6. The fundamentals for CR
Certification Requirements
Facilities, equipment, and material requirements
Tools, and shop equipment requirement
General Curriculum Requirement
Instructor Requirement
Requirements for a Quality System 1

7. The fundamentals for OR
Operating Rules
Attendance and enrollment, tests, and credit
Records Transcripts and graduation certificates
Maintenance of instructor requirements and qualifications
Maintenance of facilities, equipment, and material
Maintenance of curriculum requirement 1

8. What is the purpose of accreditation?
The purpose of accreditation is to:
Use standards of evaluation to ensure quality training
Encourage institutions to improve quality of training
Ensure the accountability of training institutions
Provide public confidence in training institutions 1

9. Types of Accreditation
Basically there are two major types of accreditation.
They are:
Institutional accreditation.
Specialized or professional accreditation. 1

10. Accreditation Process .
To give accreditation to a training institution certain process must be followed depending on the Complexity of the training. The ATO accreditation process should be an interaction between the ATOs and the regulating entity. 1

11. Accreditation Process (Cont..)
The process must ensure that the institution curricula, programs, policies, facilities, documents efficiency of instructors and methods of compliance with the standards and requirements are thoroughly reviewed, evaluated, and validated. 1

12. THANK YOU 1