We are pleased to have been selected to conduct training for Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority. Delivered at Ethiopian Aviation Academy in Addis Ababa in February and March, the courses covered the development of syllabus and content for rater training courses, an introduction to statistical analyses for measuring rater performance and the development of language training materials for specific aviation personnel.
ICAEA Conference: May 2018
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
The International Civil Aviation English Association is holding a 2.5 day conference, hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at its campus in Daytona Beach, Florida – USA. The conference will look beyond the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs) to:
> The effect of language and culture on communication as a human factor
> Incorporating communication strategies into best practices for training and testing
> Considerations for future policy developments in language and communication.
Find out more about the conference here.
We hope to meet you there!
New customer for Foundation
We are pleased to welcome BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, to our growing list of customers for Foundation, Latitude's e-learning designed to prepare students for successful English-medium aviation training.
Find out more about Foundation here.
Latitude at APATS 2017
Latitude's Henry Emery spoke about English language proficiency for successful aviation training at APATS in Singapore on 30th August 2017. Henry's presentation examined the language common to the aviation classroom and the language knowledge and skills that students need for successful training, and highlighted the importance of careful language use when providing training to students that don't have English as a first language.
Cameroon CAA chooses Latitude
The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority has chosen Latitude to provide the Latitude Testing Toolkit along with test development training to enable the authority to establish an independent, sustainable language testing capability for personnel across the aviation industry. Training will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon in 2017 and 2018.
If you have a specific language training and testing requirement, contact info@latitude-aes.aero
Qatar Airways chooses Latitude
Qatar Airways has selected the Latitude Testing Toolkit in order to establish an independent, in-house aviation English testing capability for flight crew. The core of the Toolkit is Latitude’s English Test for Aviation for pilots, the first test in the world to be endorsed by ICAO*. The test measures English language proficiency according to the ICAO rating scale. Initial personnel training took place in Doha, Qatar in July 2017.
Find out more about the Latitude Testing Toolkit here.
* The ETA held a conditional ICAO endorsement from 2012 to 2013.
Checkpoint Solo is launched
Checkpoint Solo is a web-based test of English for student selection featuring an integrated webcam application which allows ATOs to test applicants remotely. Checkpoint Solo means that applicants for flight and air traffic control training are able to take the Checkpoint test anywhere without the need to travel to a test centre. This brings flexibility and convenience to the student selection process while maintaining test security and the reliability of Checkpoint scores. Further information on Checkpoint Solo will be available on our website soon.
New customer for Foundation
We are pleased to welcome G-Air Training Centre (Portugal) as a user of Foundation, our e-learning course to prepare students for successful English-medium aviation training.
Click here to find out more about Foundation.
Rater training 2017
We had a full house of participants for our annual open-enrolment rater training course in Plymouth in May. The course was attended by pilots, air traffic controllers and recruitment and language specialists from military and civil aviation, from airlines, navigation service providers and aviation and language training organisations. The next courses are scheduled for July 2018:
> Aviation English instructor training: 9th-13th July 2018
> Aviation familiarisation: 13th-15th July 2018
> Aviation English rater training: 16th-20th July 2018
Early-bird discounts apply. Click here or contact courses@latitude-aes.aero for more information.
Commercial aviation language testing: Barriers to success? A case study
ICAEA forum, Dubrovnik, April 2017
Latitude's Henry Emery gave a presentation on the challenges associated with quality commercial aviation language testing at the ICAEA Forum in Dubrovnik in April. You can watch the presentation here:
You can download the full paper from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University scholarly commons here.
