SKILL TEST STANDARS WORKSHOP

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS TRAINING AND SKILL TEST STANDARS WORKSHOP 4^THTO  8^TH MAY 2026

KIGALI-RWANDA

STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE

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1. Name of Organization / Individual: *

2. State/Country: *AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo (Congo-Brazzaville)Costa RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech Republic (Czechia)Democratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine StatePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited, Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

3. Type of stakeholder: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO)Approved Training Organisation (ATO)Examiner / AssessorAME Licence holder or ApplicantOther

Other (Specify):

4. Your role / position:

5. Years of experience in Aviation / maintenance:

• 0-5
• 6-10
• 11-15
• 15+

6. Does your organization follow a structured AME training program?

• Yes
• No

training needs? needed

7. If yes, which framework or standard is used?

• National regulations;
• ICAO-aligned;
• B1/B2;
• Other (specify):

Other (specify):

8. How would you rate the effectiveness of current aircraft maintenance engineers training within the EAC region or in your state?

• Very effective;
• Effective;
• Moderately effective;
• Ineffective

9. What are the key strengths of your current training system?

10. What challenges have you observed in delivering(for ATOs), or accessing (for licence seekers)AME training?

11. What methods are currently used for skill assessment?

• Written exams;
• Practical assessments;
• Oral exams;
• Simulator-based assessments;
• Workplace/on-the-job assessments

12. Are assessment standards consistent across your country/organization?

• Yes
• No
• Not sure

13. What challenges exist in the current assessment process?

14. What is the criteria for designation and training of aircraft maintenance engineers examiners/assessors?

15. To what extent do you agree with AME skill assessment in your state or within the EAC? “Assessment outcomes are fair, objective, and free from bias.”

• Strongly agree;
• Agree;
• Neutral;
• Disagree;
• Strongly disagree

16. What are the most critical skill gaps among AMEs in your Organization or State? (Select up to 5)

• Practical troubleshooting skills;
• Modern aircraft systems knowledge;
• Human factors awareness;
• Digital/avionics skills;
• Regulatory knowledge
• Documentation and reporting;
• Other(specify):

Other(specify):

17. Are current training programs aligned with industry needs?

• Fully aligned;
• Partially aligned;
• Not aligned

18. What improvements do you think are needed to better prepare AMEs for real-world operations?

19. Is your organization currently aligned with B1/B2 licensing structure?

• Yes;
• No;
• In transition

20. What challenges do you foresee in transitioning to the B1/B2 methodology?

21. What support do you think is needed to facilitate this transition?

22. Does your organization have standardized guidelines for examiners, especially skill test examiners?

• Yes;
• No

23. In your observation, which areas require improvement in examiner standardization either regionally or within the state?

• Grading consistency;
• Competency requirements;
• Bias management;
• Training of examiners;
• Monitoring and oversight

24. Please suggest best practices that should be adopted regionally?

25. Are CBTA principles currently applied in your training programs?

• Yes;
• No;
• Partially

26. What do you think could hinder implementation of CBTA implementation?

27. Please suggest tools or guidance that would be helpful to implement CBTA effectively?

28. What do you think are the biggest barriers to regional harmonization?

29. What areas should be prioritized for harmonization?

• Training curricula;
• Licensing requirements;
• Assessment standards;
• Examiner certification;
• Mutual recognition frameworks

30. What do you think the EAC-CASSOA should do to better support Member States and industry to ensure harmonization?

31. What key outcomes do you expect/desire from this workshop?

32. Which sections/topics do you suggest should receive the highest attention in this workshop?

33. For best results from this workshop, suggest format for the sessions:

• Presentations;
• Panel discussions;
• Breakout working groups;
• Practical exercises

34. Any additional observations, comments or suggestions to enhance this workshop and subsequently aircraft maintenance engineers training, testing and licensing in the EAC region ?

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