Massimo GARBINI

Director General

ENAV ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements

Roma, 3th March 2010

Implementation in 2009

criteria established by ICAO (Doc. 9835 AN/453)

adopted by European Community (Dir. EU 2006/23).

ENAV has been working in 2009 to assess ATCOs’

Aviation English knowledge according to:

Technical Proficiency Test The italian way to do it

ENAV Technical Proficiency Test first version is

an evolution of the one used by Italian Air

Force.

Experts from both Providers worked together to

achieve such a result. They are continuing to

produce new Test versions.

ENAV Technical Proficiency Test is certified by the

Italian Regulator - ENAC.

Technical Proficiency Test The italian way to do it

All ATCOs has been tested in ten months time, and

the Test Program is completed.

The results are:

1676 assessments Level 4 1470

Level 5 206

note: Performances below Level 4 has been already regained by Specific Remedial courses.

Enduring Competency

ENAV will guarantee a Technical Proficiency Test always up dated and coherent with the needs in assuring

the requested language competence.

ENAV emphasizes English language competence in the selection

process.

Technical Proficiency Test is currently used in the ab initio training courses.

Improving Competency

We are planning to adopt a

mix mode

e-learning / classic teaching

to improve the Italian ATCOs’

performances aiming ICAO Level 5.

Enduring Competency

ENAV ACADEMY is also preparing a

Special Aviation English Course, with a

new Proficiency test included, to be

offered to Foreign ANSPs for ICAO

language certification purposes.

Technical Proficiency Test

Thank you for attention