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AviGrade Blog

Clear, practical notes on competency-based training and assessment for flight instructors and examiners.

What is CBTA? Competency-Based Training and Assessment explained

What competency-based training and assessment is, why aviation moved to it, and the nine pilot competencies at its core.

The EASA grading scale: How Many, How Often, TEM and the VENN model

How a competency is graded on the 1–5 scale, what the three grading dimensions mean, and a worked example.

CBTA vs EBT: what's the difference?

Two terms that are often confused — how competency-based assessment and evidence-based training relate, and who needs which.