The students are expected to:

• Appreciate the impact of regulation on the training of air traffic controllers.
• Describe the human factors issues concerning teaching and learning, communications and stress impacting on the training.
• Conduct effective classroom presentation.
• Apply the appropriate instructional techniques during briefing, demonstration, monitoring and debriefing using the theory learned.
• Appreciate the purpose of assessment in training and explain how training reports should be written.

ATCOs with at least 2 years of experience

1 week

I. Introduction

• STDI Course Content And Structure
• Roles Of The Course Instructor And Participants
• Course Assessment Process

II. Training Organisation

• Types Of ATCO Training
• Unit Training Plan
• Unit Competence Scheme
• Requirements For Instructors

III. Human Factors

• Teaching and Learning
• Communication
• Stress

IV. Training Techniques

• Effective Classroom Presentation
• Briefing
• Demonstration
• Monitoring
• Debriefing

V. Assessment Methods and Report Writing

• Assessment
• Report Writing