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Opening presentation

There is also little share on best practices between neering with several of it’s graduates in employment
airlines with limited impact of collaboration on local with various airlines and operators including Kenya
efforts on aviation safety outcomes and benefits. Airways, DAC and KCAA.

He indicated the on their part, the Technical University He called for a collaborative approach from stakeholders
of Kenya is currently collaborating with various industry with a proposal to set up an aviation safety academy
partners including Kenya Airways, General Electric, with a proposal for it to be based at the Technical
Boeing, Cranfield University and other local partners University on Kenya. This will act a center for research,
with an aim of increasing safety from effective training education and training on aviation safety that will assist
programmes. in sustainable raise in aviation safety and security in the
region and beyond.
He indicated that TUK currently offers Diploma in Aero-
nautical Engineering, Bachelor in Aeronautical Engi

Take off For Safety

contribution of e–examinations by
Henric Luhrs, L PLUS

Mr. Henric Luhrs outlined on

Henric introduced, LPLUS a firm formed in Bremen, distributed practice have the highest effect in training.
Germany in 1985 to offer specialized electronic exam- He thus outlined that professional aviation training
inations with high legal and technical requirements with involved theoretical basis, practice, repetition, test and
over 100 customers including civil aviation authorities, evaluation. Therefore, professional evaluation is not only
approved training organizations, universities and voca- on the candidate but also on the test procedure. He
tional training institutions. He indicated that the firms indicated that benefits of such testing led to constant
focus is on IT Engineering with focus on high stake tests arousal, continuous evaluation and improved training
and examinations, from pilot and engineer training, standard that leads to high levels of safety. He thus
where latest technologies are incorporated info outlined the aviation safety puzzle includes the LTS
software to improve examination management and examination, effective course structure, qualified
using didactical concepts. instructors and practice.

He indicated that from review of aircraft accidents take- He further indicated that their training system compris-
off and landing phase are most dangerous thus these es of two components i.e. the authoring tool and exam-
forms the focus of training with pilot error and mechanic ination management. He further outlined examples of
issue being the leading courses of aircraft accidents. He different examination venues setup and various exam-
indicated the training methods from highlighting, ples of graphic layouts for testing of various topics and
rereading, elaborative interrogation, self-explanation techniques in the industry to facilitate effective training
has low and moderate effect but practice testing and for higher safety levels.

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