PART 11. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST · 5.2. Issuance of Aviation English Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate (1) TO reviews the application form and the required documents

PEL Procedural Manual

Part 11 Language Proficiency Test

Issue 1 Revision: 00, 30/Nov/2018 11-1

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11

PART 11. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST



Issue 1 Revision: 02, 10/May/2019 11-2

1. APPROVED LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTING CENTER (LPC) CERTIFICATE

1.1. Description of LPC Certificate

LPC Certificate is the Certificate which indicates that a center or entity which is approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand to conduct the test for aviation personnel’s English language proficiency.

2. RELEVANT REGUALTIONS FOR LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST

a) Regulation of Department of Civil Aviation regarding the Approved Language Proficiency Testing Center 2011 and the Regulation of Department of Civil Aviation regarding the Approved Language Proficiency Testing Center 2011 Number 2

b) Announcement of Department of Civil Aviation regarding the requirement for the Operation Manual of Civil Aviation Personnel Language Proficiency Testing 2013

c) Regulation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand On the Qualifications and Criteria for Designation of Language Proficiency Assessment Personnel for Radio Communication of Personnel B.E. 2562

3. QUALIFICATION OF AN APPLICANT FOR LPC CERTIFICATE

3.1. Applicants for LPC Certificate

a) Must be a juristic person in accordance with the laws of Thailand and have its principal office located in the Kingdom of Thailand.

b) Must not currently hold the Certificate of Language Proficiency Testing Center that has been revoked for less than 2 years.

c) Must have the Language Proficiency Testing Procedure Manual that conforms to the guidelines and standards and contains all information prescribed by the Director General.

d) Must have at least 3 personnel acting as the interlocutor and rater or at least 3 personnel in each of the foregoing positions, whereby the said personnel shall have been appointed by the Director General.




e) Must have an area specifically designated for test administration, which shall be organized in an orderly manner such that it is clearly separated from the operational area, and shall consist of:

(1) Registration area (2) Waiting area that is sufficient for the number of test takers (3) Interview rooms that are appropriate and sufficient for the number of test

takers, and shall be equipped with tables, chairs, voice recording devices or computers, and other equipment necessary for test taking

(4) Evaluation rooms or workrooms for interlocutors and raters (5) Meeting rooms (6) Storage rooms for tests and other important documents, which shall be

equipped with an appropriate and adequate security system f) Must have an adequate number of personnel who are responsible for management

and administrative tasks. g) Must have office equipment and basic facilities that are appropriate and adequate for

the operation, including areas for public relations activities in connection with the test, such as announcement of the name list of test takers, rules, regulations, and recommendations for test taking.

h) Must satisfy any other qualification requirements prescribed by the Director General.




4. INTERLOCUTORS AND RATERS CERTIFICATE

4.1. Description of Aviation English Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater

Any person who will interview or rate the score of language proficiency to Personnel shall obtain the Interlocutor or Rater Certificate from the CAAT.

4.2. Qualifications of Applicant for Designated Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater

The Applicant shall have the qualifications and shall not possess any prohibited characteristics, as follows:

(1) Having earned a bachelor’s degree or higher, or being a current or former holder of Personnel Licence in Thailand or Personnel Licence issued by a contracting state or a state entering into an agreement with Thailand;

(2) Having attained any of the following test results: (a) The result of ICAO Language Proficiency Level 6, and the test result must be valid

at the time of application; or (b) The overall IELTS score of 7 or higher with the listening and speaking scores of at

least 7.5, or the overall TOEFL score of 95 or higher with the listening and speaking scores of at least 96, whereby the test result must not exceed the validity period of two years at the time of application.

(3) Having completed an ICAO Language Proficiency Assessment training course that has been approved by the Director General;

(4) Not currently being the holder of a suspended Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate;

(5) Not being the holder of a Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate that has been revoked for less than two years;

(6) Not being a person who has committed a corrupt act such that it impairs his/her credibility, or being a person who exhibits behaviour that is deemed inappropriate to be appointed as the Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater.




4.3. Functions of Interlocutor/Rater

4.3.1 Interlocutor

A suitably qualified and trained person with whom a test taker interacts during a test in order to complete a speaking task. In direct testing procedures, test-takers are asked to perform language tasks based on a set of elicitation prompts. A prompt may be a question asked by, or a topic given by, an interlocutor. The test-taker may be asked, for example, to engage in a conversation-like interview with the interlocutor or to perform in a role-play.

Interlocutors should demonstrate language proficiency of at least ICAO Extended Level 5 in the language to be tested and proficiency at Expert Level 6 if the test is designed to assess ICAO Level 6 proficiency.

4.3.2 Rater

A suitably qualified and trained person who assigns a score to a test taker’s performance in a test based on a judgement usually involving the matching of features of the performance to descriptors on a rating scale.

Language proficiency test raters need to be trained, and the raters need to be trained together to ensure they apply the rating scale consistently. Raters should be familiar with aviation English and with any vocabulary and structures that are likely to be elicited by test prompts and interactions.

Raters should demonstrate language proficiency of at least ICAO Extended Level 5 in the language to be tested. If the test is designed to assess ICAO Level 6 proficiency, raters should demonstrate language proficiency at ICAO Expert Level 6.




4.4. Required Document

An applicant must submit an application together with the documentary evidence as follows:

(1) Copy of the citizen identification card; (2) 2 photos of 1 inch in size, taken in full-face view with no head covering and taken within

6 months; (3) Documentary evidence exhibiting the educational qualifications, or a copy of Personnel

Licence; (4) Document exhibiting the language proficiency test result as specified in 3.1(2); (5) Document substantiating that the Applicant has completed the ICAO Language Proficiency

Interlocutor/Rater training course that has been approved by the Director General; (6) Certificate issued by the respective LPTC, certifying that the Applicant has performed

duties as an interlocutor/rater.

4.5. Validity and Revalidate of Aviation English Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater

4.5.1 Period of Validity

Interlocutor/Rater Certificate is valid for 3 years.

4.5.2 Renewal

The applicant wishing to renew the Language Proficiency Interlocutor/ Rater certificate must submit the application within 45 days before the expiration, together with all documentary evidence specified in 3.1(2) that are up-to-date and valid, including documentary evidence certifying the Applicant’s most recent experience in performing duties as a Proficiency Interlocutor/rater, within sixty days prior to submission of the application.

TO should conduct the practical knowledge test or skill test as deemed appropriate, and shall take into consideration the past performance of the Applicant in conjunction with the result of an audit conducted by the CAAT.




5. PROCESS OF ISSUANCE OF LPC CERTIFICATE AND INTERLOCUTORS/RATERS CERTIFICATE

5.1. Issuance of LPC Certificate

k) An applicant submits the required application form.

l) An applicant is requested to the pre-application meeting with TO for 5 phases of ATO approval processes.

m) An applicant submits the document as required by the laws and regulations and TO shall provide checklists to an applicant for ease of application’s reference.

n) TO reviews documents by using checklist CK-PEL-TO018

o) Head of TO assigns TO officer (Inspectors) including team leader for on-site inspection by using checklist CK-PEL-TO009.TO officer (Inspectors) submits audit report to PEL Manager for consideration, completes checklists in the Centrik System.

p) Once TO satisfies all requirements, TO prints certificate then propose to PEL Manager to review before proposing the certificate to Director General to sign-off.

q) TO checks the issued certificate to ensure the completeness

r) TO scans and keeps all related documents as soft file in the database where accessibility is limited and secured.




5.2. Issuance of Aviation English Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate

(1) TO reviews the application form and the required documents for Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate;

(2) TO checks the payment for the issuance of certificate;

(3) TO sign-off CK-PEL-TO021 checklist to ensure that all required application and documents have received and verified.

(4) TO conducts an assessment using the CK-PEL-TO022 checklist. The assessment requires the applicant to demonstrate a rater or interlocutor’s tasks.

(5) TO input Certificate’s data in database and print a certificate then propose to Manager of PEL to sign-off on the Certificate.

(6) TO checks the issued certificate to ensure the completeness of certificate.

(7) TO informs applicant to pick up the issued certificate.

(8) TO scans and keeps all related documents as soft file in the database where accessibility is limited and secured.

6. FLOW CHARTS




6.1. LPC Certificate




LPC Certificate Continued




6.2. Interlocutors/Raters Certificate




6.3. Collection and Record Keeping

7. APPLICATION FORMS

See Appendix 2

8. CHECKLISTS

See Appendix 3

Documents

PART 11. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST · 5.2. Issuance of Aviation English Language Proficiency Interlocutor/Rater Certificate (1) TO reviews the application form and the required documents