Introduction to Training and Human Factors

The CAA Aviation Security Department’s policy is to ensure the fair and equitable interpretation, understanding and application of aviation security regulation. The Training and Human Factors team provides guidance to support effective and high-quality aviation security training in the UK. The team also works to increase the understanding of human performance and human factors in aviation security.

The Training and Human Factors team, is the industry point of contact for requests for instructor certification, Digital National X-ray Competency Test (DNXCT) test managers, registration of training providers and provides regulatory information and advice, in addition to making recommendations to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the suitability for such approvals.

In more detail, we are responsible for:

• Maintaining and updating training and human performance related regulations, guidance, and the National Aviation Security Training Programme.
• Developing, with industry, new or revised syllabuses for aviation security training and submitting these to the DfT for approval.
• Maintaining and managing the UK list of certificated instructors (an individual who has met the criteria, issued with a Certificated Instructor Number, and listed on the CAA website).
• Management of the Quality Assurance Framework, including the registration of training providers, support to industry in implementing/maintaining internal quality assurance of training and administration of the external quality assurance visit of training providers.
• Maintaining and managing the UK DNXCT, including approval of test managers.
• Management of Threat Image Projection image libraries and data analysis.
• Assessment of requests to deliver UK aviation security training overseas, or in the UK to overseas delegates. 

 Any enquiries relating to the information above should be sent to: Avsec.Training@caa.co.uk