IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) for Dangerous Goods
Build a training programme around the work your people do
People involved in preparing, handling, accepting or transporting Dangerous Goods by air need training that matches their actual responsibilities. IATA’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment approach focuses on the functions people perform, the skills and knowledge those tasks require, and how competence is assessed.
RoadSafe Europe can help you develop, implement and administer your Dangerous Goods CBTA programme. We’ll work with you to understand your operation, identify the functions your staff carry out and build a practical framework for training, assessment and records.
We can even present the training for you with one of our CAA approved, qualified professional trainers.
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Our support can include:
- Mapping Dangerous Goods functions and tasks to the roles in your organisation
- Identifying training needs and existing competence
- Developing training specifications and learning objectives
- Creating function-specific training and assessment plans
- Advising on suitable training and assessment methods
- Establishing training, assessment and competence records
- Supporting programme administration and recurrent training arrangements
- Reviewing programme effectiveness and identifying improvements
- Advising on CAA submission requirements where approval applies
Whether you are a shipper, freight forwarder, cargo agent, ground handler or aircraft operator, we’ll shape the programme around your processes and the duties your personnel perform.
From initial review to ongoing programme support1. Understand your operation
We review your Dangerous Goods activities, staff functions, existing training and assessment arrangements.
2. Map functions and competence
We help identify the tasks each role performs and the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to carry them out competently.
3. Develop the programme
We help you document the training specification, training plan, assessment plan, learning materials and record-keeping approach.
4. Deliver and assess training
RoadSafe can provide relevant Dangerous Goods training and support assessment arrangements suited to the functions in scope.
5. Administer and improve
We can help you maintain records, track training and assessment, review competence and make improvements as your operation changes.
RoadSafe Europe also offers CAA Dangerous Goods training, including specialist courses on:
- Lithium batteries
- Infectious substances
We can help you identify which training is relevant to your team’s functions and discuss a suitable delivery approach.
Who can benefit?Our CBTA support is suitable for organisations whose personnel perform functions involved in the safe transport of Dangerous Goods by air, including:
- Shippers and consignors
- Freight forwarders
- Cargo and ground-handling agents
- Dangerous Goods acceptance staff
- Airline and aircraft operators
- Staff involved in packing, documentation, handling or loading
- Managers responsible for Dangerous Goods training and compliance
The employer remains responsible for ensuring personnel are competent for the functions they perform. CAA guidance also says that certain Dangerous Goods training programmes require CAA approval; where approval applies, RoadSafe can advise on preparing the programme and the relevant submission. CAA: CBTA for dangerous goods · CAA: Dangerous goods training approval
Talk to RoadSafe about your CBTA programme
Tell us about your organisation, the functions your staff perform and your current training arrangements. We’ll discuss the support and training options that fit your operation.