Moving to mixed Evidence-Based Training means changing how competencies are defined, observed, analysed and developed, not just changing the assessment form.
The context
An airline has to move its recurrent pilot training to mixed EBT while staying aligned with EASA requirements, under the oversight of its national authority. It also wants to digitise a training department that still relies on separate tools and paper.
The challenges
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Bridging the gap between EASA’s standards and the day-to-day reality of pilots and instructors
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Building mixed EBT programmes that keep adapting as the operation changes
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Digitising training and collecting accurate, secure data
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Getting instructors on board with a new way of assessing
What Hinfact provided
Hinfact Training was deployed in the cloud and configured to the organisation’s workflows. A dedicated product engineer worked alongside the training manager from the first day, including in discussions with the authority and during audits. Existing syllabi and training records were migrated, so nothing started from zero, and the Hinfact team trained every instructor and standardised their grading.
How it works day to day
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Structure the programmes
Courses and sessions built in Training Design, aligned with the competency framework and the authority’s requirements.
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Grade where it happens
Instructors assess on a tablet during the session, competency by competency. The Hinfact team trained them and standardised their grading to EBT practice.
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Read it at fleet level
Analytics and qualification tracking turn individual sessions into trends, and expiry dates into alerts.
The outcome
Live in two months, with every user trained and the authority on board.
Involving the authority early settled its questions quickly. Debriefs have moved towards facilitation, and new safety indicators now feed the safety risk analysis. Grading is standardised across instructors, and the airline runs its training space on its own, with far less administrative work and real time and cost savings in course design and delivery.
Modules used
- Training Design
- Build courses and assemble sessions, aligned with your competency framework.
- Instructor App
- Grade during the session and spend less time on the debrief paperwork.
- Records Keeping
- Track every session, resource and record, with a full audit trail.
- Qualifications
- See each trainee’s qualifications and expiry dates at a glance.
- Analytics
- Collect, export and analyse training data, from the session to the fleet.
