Teaching and Learning Course for SFI/TRI

The course is highly interactive and fun and creates powerful learning experiences with lots of tools that you can take with you in your future role as a Type Rating Instructor or Synthetic Flight Instructor.

The course highlights the importance of human factors and the role of CRM in relation to safety awareness and threat and error management.

Type Rating Instructor course programme includes:  

• Human factors in a multi-crew cockpit
• The learning process
• How we learn and barriers to learning
• The teaching process
• Elements of effective teaching
• Training philosophies
• How to design a training programme
• Human performance and limitations relevant to flight instruction
• Specific hazards involved in simulating system failures and malfunctions in the aircraft during flight
• Questioning techniques
• The instructor’s role
• Integration of theoretical knowledge and flight instruction
• Techniques of applied instruction
• Student evaluation and testing
• Assessment of student performance
• Threat and error management.

Download the course programme (PDF)

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Recognise the role and responsibilities of being an instructor
• Practice creating a motivating learning environment
• Design and structure training sessions
• Apply different teaching methods depending on trainees’ background and experience level
• Comprehend the impact of human factors in flight operation
• Provide effective pre-flight briefings and debriefings.

The SFI/TRI course is inclusive of the following:  

• Student hand-outs
• A manual with highlights from the course
• Numerous role-plays and exercises designed by NaviMinds
• EASA-compliant certification upon successful completion of the course
• Light breakfast, lunch, fresh fruit and refreshments throughout the day
• Easy access to and from Copenhagen Airport
• Experienced and EASA-compliant flight crew trainers
• Free access to Tivoli on course days (after the course and when it’s open)

We work under the philosophy:

“Training for pilots – by pilots.” 

This means that you will be guided through the EASA-required topics in an exciting and motivating manner by one of our current or former SFIs or TRIs.

We mix theoretical and practical elements. The course will give you the know-how to understand and effectively apply teaching and learning strategies in the classroom and various aviation environments, including flight simulation devices and other training venues.

1,399 EUR per person (no VAT will be added to this price)

Our Teaching and Learning courses are held in our training facility in Copenhagen, Denmark or conducted as virtual classroom training.

Want the training at your in-house training facility? Contact us to find a solution.

What are the requirements for a Type Rating Instructor?

To comply with EASA regulations as stated in (FCL.905.TRI), an applicant for an initial TRI certificate shall:

(a) hold a CPL, MPL or ATPL for the applicable aircraft category in which flight instruction is to be given

• Completed at least 1500 hours flight time as a pilot of a multi-pilot aircraft
• Completed within the 12 months preceding the application at least 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings as pilot in command or co-pilot on the applicable aircraft type he/she will instruct, of which not more than 15 sectors may be completed in a flight simulator.

How do I become a Type Rating Instructor?

To become a TRI or SFI, you must gain adequate training in teaching and learning processes, flight and synthetic flight instruction.

A TRI training course shall include:

(1) At least 25 hours of teaching and learning;

(2) 10 hours of technical training related to the applicable aircraft type, including revision of technical knowledge, the preparation of lesson plans and the development of classroom/simulator instructional skills;

(3) 5 hours of flight instruction for single-pilot aircraft or 10 hours for multi-pilot aircraft on the applicable aircraft type or an FFS representing that type.

(4) Additional training when instructional privileges are sought in accordance with FCL.905.TRI (b)(4), (c)(1) or (c)(2).

NaviMinds does not offer the simulator training needed for issuing SFI/TRI licenses – we only run the theoretical part. The teaching and learning part of the course shall be completed first and may be completed separately from the other parts of the course at a different ATO.

What does EASA require?

“Training should be both theoretical and practical. Practical elements should include the development of specific instructor skills, particularly in the area of teaching and assessing threat and error management and CRM.”

– EASA AMC1.FCL.920

How many hours is required for a TRI or SFI course?

The requirement for a TRI (or SFI) is a 25-hour course in Teaching and Learning

What is the certification after completed Teaching and Learning course?

To qualify as an SFI/TRI, you must complete at least 25 hours of teaching and learning. Our Teaching and Learning course for SFI/TRI courses fully complies with all EASA requirements, and a certificate reflecting the EASA syllabus will be issued upon completion.

We operate under the ATO of Copenhagen AirTaxi A/S.

How do I pay for a course? 

Option 1: Reserve your seat by paying a 10% deposit upon booking. We will send an invoice for the remaining balance approximately two weeks before the course begins.

Option 2: Secure your spot by paying the full amount upfront using Visa, Visa Electron, Maestro, or Mastercard.

Option 3: If you prefer to pay via invoice, please contact us to reserve your seat.

Let us know your preferred payment method, and we make sure to find a solution.