feature FAA-ACCEPTED TRAINING Simplicity for OEMs developing courses and for repair stations documenting their training STORY BY MIKE ADAMSON, AEA VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBER PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION I t's hard to believe it's been a decade since we were guidance found in the FAA's own inspection authorization briefing the introduction of AC-145 10 and the requiretraining acceptance and renewal process. ments for repair station training. The Aircraft ElectronHow does inspection authorization refresher apply to ics Association's message then was about documenting training for an avionics technician at a certified repair stathe things we were already doing, tion? It's simple, the guidance in FAA such as on-the-job training, capturing Order 8900.1 Volume 3 Chapter 56 The OEMs can help work order data in technician training has become the de facto "approval" logs, attending professional developfor aviation training. If you are a individuals seeking IA ment seminars (AEA Convention and training provider - OEMs please take renewal and their dealers Regional Meetings) and determining note - this document is your resource satisfy their training how those activities fit the new trainfor checking the training course ing program requirements so technidevelopment box (see page 77). While program requirements cians were "capable of performing it is intended to guide the process for by following the the assigned task." IA refresher training course accepsimple training course You may recall in the AEA brieftance, the AEA has employed its use requirements outlined in ings that we outlined how training throughout the years to obtain FAA was not approved by the Federal course numbers for all of its in-house (FAA Order 8900.1 Aviation Administration, but your training and to fortify its course develVolume 3 Chapter 56). repair station training program must opment process. be. The AEA began using training The AEA is partly responsible for certification forms and stamps to a barrage of paperwork to the FAA show attendance at meetings around the world. We conthroughout the years and possibly is the reason a recent formed to international standards for continuation training change has taken place reducing the workload for the documentation, and our methods are still effective and in Continued on page 77 use today. In time, our processes have been enhanced by 20 avionics news * september 2015