ATC Handbook - IATA

IATA Authorized Training Center (ATC) Handbook
All lesson plans (including Teaching Aids and Instructional Events) made by the ATC hereafter do
not have to be submitted to IATA for approval. However, the ATC Instructor’s lesson plan for each
IATA Authorized Course should at all times comply with the minimum number of recommended
hours and the complete syllabus of the IATA course, as established by IATA from time to time.
The ATC shall make every effort to ensure that the information contained in any lesson plan
(including Teaching Aids and Instructional Events) is as accurate as possible. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the ATC Accreditation Agreement, the ATC agree to fully indemnify, defend and
hold IATA, its directors, officers and employees harmless from and against all third party claims,
actions, demands, costs, losses or damages, whether direct, indirect or consequential, and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out or in connection with any lesson plan
(including Teaching Aids and Instructional Events), including any asserted intellectual property
rights with respect thereto, all in accordance with the requirements set forth in section 20 of the ATC
Accreditation Agreement.
2.8 ATC Audits
The ATC will be responsible for duly completing the self-assessment report and returning it to IATA
by December 1 of the current year. The self-assessment report template is availale for download
from the ATC Resource Site.
IATA (or its representative) may audit the ATC premises, including authorized Branch(es),
instructors, Courses or teaching procedures upon reasonable written notice to the ATC and during
normal business hours.
The main purpose of the visit is to ensure that the ATC maintains the standards of instructional
quality implied by the authorization. The visit is also important to maintain a good working
relationship and personal contact with the ATC leading to more effective communication and
partnership growth and development.
2.9 ATC Student Enrollment Requirements
Upon becoming an IATA Authorized Training Center, each ATC is required to meet a minimum
enrollment of thirty (30) students per full calendar year.
2.9.1 Minimum Requirements per Authorized Program
Should an ATC be authorized for more than one Authorized Program, the minimum requirement of
thirty (30) students can be summed up across all Authorized Programs, with a minimum of ten (10)
student enrollments required in each Authorized Program to retain that specific program
authorization.
2.9.2 Minimum Requirement per Authorized Course
Should an ATC have no student enrolment for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months in any of
the Authorized Courses, the authorization for the said Course(s) will be revoked
2.9.3 Annual Minimum Requirement Applicable to Each ATC Location
The minimum requirement of thirty (30) student enrollments applies to each authorized ATC
location; i.e. thirty (30) student enrollments for the ATC head office and thirty (30) student
enrollments for each Authorized Branch (if applicable).
Please note that the total sum of student enrollments across all authorized ATC locations will be
considered, when assessing whether the ATC has met its minimum quota for the year, regardless
of the actual number of student enrollments per “location”.
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