Aviation Training Standards Manager

About Us

Our aviation-focused company is dedicated to cultivating skilled, safety-oriented, and professionally equipped aviation personnel. Our teams across Flight Operations, Training, Safety, Quality Assurance, and other departments work cohesively to develop rigorous training standards and competency frameworks that ensure safe, compliant, and effective aviation operations.

Role Overview

We are inviting applications for the position of Aviation Training Standards Manager. This role involves leading the design and implementation of aviation training standards, competency models, instructional quality controls, governance of training programmes, assessment systems, adherence to regulations, and continual enhancement of aviation training. The candidate will help standardize training requirements across various aviation functions while ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and update policies, procedures, competency frameworks, instructional standards, assessment methods, and training governance structures within aviation training.
• Define uniform training criteria for flight crew, cabin crew, maintenance teams, ground operations, dispatch, safety personnel, and related aviation staff.
• Work collaboratively with multiple departments including Flight Operations, Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Maintenance, and Executive Leadership.
• Guarantee that training aligns with UAE GCAA mandates, ICAO guidelines, pertinent aviation regulations, approved training body requirements, and internal operating procedures.
• Develop and maintain curricula, competency benchmarks, learning objectives, lesson plans, guides for instructors, examination criteria, practical evaluations, simulator sessions, and recurrent training needs.
• Implement competency-based training and evaluation frameworks grounded in evidence-based training principles.
• Lead audits and reviews of training programmes, materials, examinations, simulations, practical exercises, competency assessments, and instructor evaluations.
• Monitor KPIs such as course completions, competency achievements, exam outcomes, recurrent training adherence, instructor quality, deviations, safety-related findings, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct audits on training standards, instructor competencies, programme quality, regulatory preparedness, and training impact assessments.
• Manage corrective and preventive action initiatives targeting training faults, audit issues, skill gaps, assessment discrepancies, and regulatory notes.
• Establish instructor qualification processes, standardization routines, recurrent training, evaluation, authorization, and continuous professional development plans.
• Coordinate standardization among instructors, examiners, assessors, and operational teams.
• Set up governance processes for examinations including question banks, assessment validity, security measures, grading guidelines, competency thresholds, and integrity assessments.
• Oversee standards for simulators and training equipment: scenario development, objectives, qualifications, upkeep, and fidelity evaluation.
• Analyze training needs based on operational results, safety incidents, regulatory updates, fleet and technology changes, and organizational priorities.
• Support safety initiatives by integrating lessons learned, trend analysis, human factors, threat/error management, safety systems, and risk into training modules.
• Manage relationships with aviation authorities, training organizations, simulator vendors, tech providers, external instructors, consultants, and certification agencies.
• Lead adoption of digital transformation via AI-driven adaptive learning, competency analytics, smart assessments, personalized pathways, VR/AR, simulation tech, and predictive performance analytics.
• Use systems like LMS, aviation training management tools, Microsoft 365 suite, SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau, flight operation systems, electronic records, simulator management platforms, digital exams, and competency tech.
• Create dashboards and reports on training standards, competency, compliance, instructor performance, training effectiveness, risks, audits, and provide strategic guidance to leadership.
• Handle budgets for training standards, external providers, simulators, technology, assessment systems, consultants, and development initiatives.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to teams comprising training standards experts, instructional designers, managers, assessors, instructors, and quality assurance professionals, instilling values of safety, standardization, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management, Aeronautical Science, Education, Human Factors, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in fields such as Aviation Management, Instructional Design, Human Factors, or Safety Management is highly beneficial.
• Preferred aviation credentials include commercial pilot licenses, flight instructor or examiner qualifications, aviation training certifications, or equivalent.
• Professional certifications related to competency-based training, instructional design, safety, quality assurance, or training management are advantageous.
• Minimum five years in aviation training, flight operations training, training standards management, instructional quality, safety, or similar roles.
• At least two years in a management role overseeing aviation training standards, instructional teams, competency programs, or regulatory training initiatives is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of aviation training regulations, ICAO and GCAA standards, competency-based training, assessment techniques, human factors, safety, governance, and quality assurance.
• Experience with aviation training systems, LMS platforms, electronic training records, simulator technology, digital assessments, MS 365, SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau, and competency management tools.
• Familiarity with AI-driven adaptive learning, intelligent assessments, VR/AR training, simulation analytics, predictive modeling, and digital learning platforms is highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership, instructional design, analytical, communication, regulatory interpretation, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Adept at managing multiple aviation training initiatives balancing regulations, operational priorities, safety, training quality, competency, budgets, technology, and organizational goals.
• Capable of effective remote collaboration with diverse teams and willing to travel occasionally for audits, simulator evaluations, meetings, standardization exercises, and training events.

Benefits

• Work fully remotely with flexible collaboration across aviation teams worldwide.
• Attractive remuneration inclusive of performance-related bonuses.
• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth in aviation training.
• Exposure to advanced training technologies including AI-assisted learning, competency analytics, immersive simulations, VR/AR, and next-generation digital platforms.
• A collaborative culture emphasizing safety, training excellence, competency, regulatory compliance, and ongoing enhancement.
• The chance to impact the development of future aviation professionals through establishing high training standards and innovative methodologies.