Today’s training organization develops and teaches more computer-based training, especially for theory. This is a definite shift towards training competence in the classroom. Classroom-based and portable computer-based training make this not only a viable proposition, but also increasing a critical and necessary component of any maintenance training program. The practical, operational and theoretical can all benefit dramatically from computer-based training using the concept of scenario-based learning with the ability to create a synthetic environment, as well as simple procedure to advance fault recognition techniques.
With the next generation of aircraft, many agree that having a detailed working knowledge of all the highly integrated and complex systems will be virtually impossible. The shift in emphasis is away from systems knowledge and much more toward systems integration and troubleshooting, as well as knowing how to use appropriate maintenance tools. For instance, for an auto flight system, understanding how the flight computer works internally is a lot less important than understanding how it is integrated with the thrust management system and the flight control system to the navigation systems and how to effectively troubleshoot that system using the onboard diagnostic tools.

Computer-based training is a generic term for learning to take place electronically on the computer, also known as E-Learning. When the idea of computer-based training was first introduced, it was focused on very much the standalone CD-ROM concept which was very much limited in capabilities, features and tracking. As technology advances in the areas of internet and networking, E-Learning was introduced and became a popular means of online training, also known as web-based training. Very soon after, E-Learning compliance standards like AICC and SCORM was introduced. This gave rise to Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Content Management System (LCMS) built to better accommodate courseware content with added features like progress and score tracking. With the further advancement of multimedia technology and capabilities, we can now develop media rich courseware content like Flash with 3D illustration, artificial narrated voice and animations.

AVIATIONLEARN has been creatively developing all types of computer-based training ranging from simple presentation page turners to robust and media-rich SCORM compliant courseware. We want to creatively develop programs to make maintenance training faster, more effective and cheaper. We want to do this through advanced curriculum, through technological advances in synthetic vision and computer-based training, and in combination with working with the MROs and industry for providing meaningful, contemporary, and forward looking standards to which these programs will be judged. Traditional maintenance schools typically use older equipment for training because it costs less, but we belief that using modern aircraft and system models and develop the high-fidelity and modern curriculum for training will decrease the time it takes to create an effective maintainer.