Recurrent training courses may be imparted by any organisation as long as they are ultimately acceptable to the corresponding competent authority. For example, consider a course performed in respect of Regulation 145.
The approval to deliver the training in fact comes from the organisation which is actually receiving the training (Part 145 or Part ORO) organisation.
It is a fact that European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) does not actually issue any authority or regulatory approval for organisations to deliver regulatory training. It is not at all unusual to find that certain regulatory authorities around world believe in fact that EASA does issue such approval.
This course may be approved by the Quality Manager of the Part-145 organisation and may in fact be delivered by any organisation as long as it is ultimately acceptable to the competent authority responsible for the Part-145 organisation (as regards to content, duration, instructors, etc).
The Competent Authority (CA) or Regulator Authority (RA) may at its own discretion perform any audit in support of its program of oversight of an approved organisation as it sees fit – however it should be noted that in the case of internal regulatory training usually the CA/RA is accepting of the decisions made by the receiving organisation, this acceptance is typically based on the competence selection and management processes as may be accepted for example through the Vendor Approval Process / Quality Assurance Process.
Quality Managers will attest the responsibility for “training standards” which evidence the fact that ultimately the approval lies with the organisation itself?
This responsibility essentially means that the organisation must ensure that it manages the competence of its staff to ensure they are able to deliver their required role in the most effective way. (This includes any required training for compliance with 145 for example or for other organisational objectives).
EASA recognizes and understands that ultimately the organisation must assume responsibility for the standard of training, with this in mind it would be quite normal for Quality Manager to be given advance access in order to make an assessment of the content of the material prior to any commitments being made.
The organisation should typically start with an expectation which is translated into a training objective, then to measure this against the product offered (gap analysis) – finally to assess the delivery process for instructional competency – this is the EASA process.
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