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What is the CBTA ?

On 1 January 2023, IATA is rolling out a new training programme for the transport of dangerous goods by air. The programme is called CBTA, which stands for Competency Based Training Assesment. One of the main features of the CBTA programme is that it represents a reform of the way training and learning are conducted, with a new approach based on the acquisition of competencies by trainees.

The delivery of training under this new CBTA programme requires accreditation by IATA, so BVT will be able to train your staff by 2023 to meet your regulatory obligations.

The CBTA

a new approach

Training, according to CBTA, is a new approach to training based on skills acquisition. 

 
As of 1 January 2023, the CBTA programme established by IATA comes into force with the aim of "providing an efficient and high quality workforce that meets international standards". The objective of the programme is to provide the air cargo industry with the skills and knowledge necessary to perform their duties. To achieve this, IATA training courses focus on the acquisition of specific skills that are relevant to the job of each trainee.

 

From ATS to CBTA,

what changes for you

#1 ATS program

 

  A training leading to a certification


 

A training according to job categories


 

A training targeting a global activity


 

The employer is not involved in the training

#2 CBTA pogram

 

  A training leading to a certification

 

 

  A training based on missions

 

 

A training based on specific tasks

 

 

  The employer is involved in training

What is

CBTA "Provider" accreditation

IATA CBTA Provider Logo
IATA CBTA Provider Logo
The CBTA Provider accreditation is one of three accreditations that have been put in place for the deployment of this new programme. Once awarded to a training organisation, it certifies that the training offered is delivered and assessed in accordance with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (Annex H.6).

Holding a CBTA Provider accreditation also allows the training organisation to review all of its training tools in order to improve the delivery, content and evaluation of their courses.
 

The CBTA is a real step forward for the transport of dangerous goods training sector. It allows us to rethink our training programmes in a more appropriate way in order to provide better expertise to companies, particularly in the monitoring and evaluation of their employees' skills. The features of this programme are in line with BVT's culture and raison d'être: to put its clients and their employees at the heart of the risk management project. 

Portrait Émilie Le Coz
Émilie Le Coz
Head of development