Symbiotics assist CAE to select candidates for AirAsia MPL programme
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Symbiotics assist CAE to select candidates for AirAsia MPL Programme; ADAPT Assessment Tool Helps to Select Appropriate Candidates as Future Air Crew
Selection of air crew to operate AirAsia's A320 aircraft is being supported using ADAPT, an advanced assessment tool developed by human performance company Symbiotics. ADAPT was used by CAE, a global leader in civil aviation training, to help evaluate candidates for a beta program to train AirAsia A320 pilots to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards for the Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL).
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ADAPT has been developed to provide organisations with a detailed assessment of candidates not only covering their suitability for the role but also ability to self-manage the range of tasks they will have to perform in their future job and how they will fit into the culture of the organisation.
"We are delighted to be working with CAE on the selection process for future aircrew. The ADAPT system will enable AirAsia to be confident that they have selected the most appropriate candidates who will be able to complete the course and become assets to the airline in the future," said Nikki Heath, Chief Executive of Symbiotics Limited.
The Symbiotics ADAPT is integrated into the CAE Aircrew Selection System (CASS), a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary, multi-step managed process which is equitable and unbiased. The CASS process is designed to address the needs of the airline, the flight school, and the cadet by enabling informed knowledge of a candidate's "thinking and doing" simultaneously in a contextual environment and under stress.
ADAPT is an immersive context-specific process, in this case for air crew though it could be used in a range of other working environments. Its five assessment elements create an in-depth understanding of an individual's behaviour when performing under pressure or in tasks where concurrent thinking and doing are necessary. During the assessment a candidate undergoes a structured interview process and a comprehensive series of physical skills tests which include cognitive and psychometric testing and are measured on their abilities in these areas, their communications skills and their ability to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses under pressure.
Using a combination of specially trained observers and data from ADAPT's computerised analysis, cadets and alternates were selected by a final selection board. In early March, the successful students began a 56 week programme which will qualify them to safely fly and operate a modern multi-engine, multi-crew, turbine-powered commercial aircraft in all expected operational environments.
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