Fri, Sep 06, 2013
Report: Number Of Planned New Hires Presents 'Significant Challenges'
The FAA's plan to hire and train more than 11,700 new air traffic controllers through fiscal year 2021 presents significant challenges for the Agency, as new controllers can require more than 3 years of training to become fully certified. That is the assessment of the DOT inspector General in a report released late last month.
"Given our office’s previous findings regarding FAA’s controller training program, we initiated this review to assess FAA’s progress in improving its program. We found that FAA has taken positive steps to enhance its controller training program, such as creating an Independent Review Panel (IRP) that made 49 recommendations that could significantly improve the controller hiring and training processes," the report states. "However, almost 2 years after issuance of the IRP report, FAA has yet to implement any of the recommendations or establish completion timeframes."
In addition, the DOT IG's office says it found that the FAA faces significant challenges in improving its training program, particularly its goal to reduce training times, as the average training time for new controllers rose by 41 percent between fiscal years 2009 and 2012. Challenges the FAA faces include managing contract training resources, maintaining consistent leadership, measuring the impact of simulators and other training initiatives, and improving staffing composition at complex facilities through controller placement and screening programs.
"We made five recommendations to assist FAA in improving its facility training efforts," the IG's office said in its report summary. "FAA concurred with three recommendations and partially concurred with two. We are requesting additional information for one recommendation."
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