SofemaOnline (www.sofemaonline.com) considers criteria related to EASA Part 147 Examiner Competencies

Basic Training - Knowledge Examiners

Specialty Knowledge - Knowledge examiners should meet the same criteria as the theoretical instructor of the concerned modules (i.e. examiner for module 11 meets the criteria of instructor module 11)

Pedagogical Skills - completion of a “Train the examiner course” and

Assessment performed and documented by the Training Organisation’s Examination’s Manager (if himself appropriately qualified as knowledge examiner and in accordance with an MTOE procedure).

Sofema Aviation Services considers the Challenges of Developing an Effective Training Needs Analysis in support of EASA Part 147 type training

All Maintenance Training Organisations are required to generate their own TNA (Training Needs Analysis) and syllabus to develop their type or basic training courses in accordance with regulation 1321/2014.

Whilst the TNA process is proprietorial to the organization which creates the training course it is nevertheless a requirement that the entire process is subject to audit either by the applicable CAA or another auditor.

The essential purpose of the audit is to ensure the validity of the TNA management process. In particular to ensure the correctness of TNA outcomes including the training duration.