Professional Standards Training

This course trains newcomers in professional standards, including case handling and role-playing exercises.

Course Content

This course provides an opportunity for persons who are new in professional standards activities to receive training in handling professional standards cases. There are opportunities for role-playing. Those pilots who are already seasoned professional standards committee members also have the opportunity to discuss their own activities with successes and failures. Common problems are addressed. The training allows a broad perspective in discussing professional standards activities.

Expenses

The attendee’s MEC budget is responsible for all pilot expenses: travel, lodging, meals, and flight pay loss (FPL), if required.

Prerequisites

None

Who Should Attend

Professional Standards volunteers

Attendance Approval

Non-ALPA Pilot Groups
Use of ALPA training resources by IFALPA and non-ALPA pilot groups are authorized by using the following procedure:

IFALPA
The president of the requesting organization should send a letter to the ALPA president requesting authorization to participate in a specific course for specific individuals. Participation by non-ALPA members should result in no expense to the Association.

Other non-ALPA attendees
Please email Petra.Duran-Smith@alpa.org to start the approval process. Include in the email the requested course, dates, name, organization, email, and phone contact.

Course Contacts

National Professional Standards Chair
Capt. Tom Letson, DAL

ALPA Engineering & Air Safety
Candace Kolander
Pilot Assistance & Occupational Safety
1-800-424-2470