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Provides information about the history and purpose of the AMT Awards Program.
In October 1991, AFS-300 determined there was a need for an incentive program to
encourage AMTs and employers to participate aggressively in available initial and
recurrent maintenance training/courses. Through the AMT Awards Program, the FAA
recognizes eligible technicians and employers by issuing awards to those who receive
or promote and foster initial and recurrent training.
The FAA is aware that the employer bears the short-term loss of employee productivity
and other costs associated with training. To increase the incentive for management
to fund training under the award program, the FAA also recognizes employers who
take a proactive role in training their technical workforce.
The AMT Awards program encourages AMTs and employers to take advantage of initial
and recurrent training by issuing awards based on training received in one calendar
year.
The program has several levels, or phases, of recognition for both you and your
employer. You can obtain an FAA Certificate of Training upon successful completion
of the program requirements. Employers can obtain a Gold or Diamond Award of Excellence
yearly depending on the percentage of their employees receiving awards.
General information about the newly automated AMT Award Training program can be
found here.
The AMT Awards Program has undergone numerous changes in conjunction with being
automated on FAASafety.gov. Please refer to
for additional information.
Training earned toward an AMT Award falls into one of two categories; Mandatory
Core Training and Eligible Training, as explained
below.
Mandatory Core Training is one or more on-line training courses,
depending on FAA evaluation of training needs. The Core Training course(s) can be
located and completed in the Aviation Learning Center at FAASafety.gov. Core Training
must be completed by all AMTs to be eligible for an individual AMT Certificate of
Training award. This training will focus on aviation maintenance accident/incident
causal factors, special emphasis items, and regulatory issues deemed necessary by
the FAA. The time allotted for each Core Course will count towards the hourly requirements
for an AMT Certificate of Training.
Eligible Training is the hourly training that can be credited toward
an individual AMT Certificate of Training. This training must be aviation maintenance
career related training in one of the following categories:
- Technical training
- Aviation safety related training
- FAA accepted IA refresher training
- Human Factors training material
- 3-credit hour class offered by a nationally accredited college or university, or
a vocational/technical school accepted by a higher educational accreditation or
organization. Examples of acceptable course subjects are mathematics, English, science,
aviation safety, human factors, career related courses or quality control courses.
If you are an AMT, this section provides answers that may be applicable to you.
All phases will require completion every calendar year of the core on-line course(s)
located on FAASafety.gov and found within the on-line courses section of the Learning
Center. These courses are designed to address accident causal factors found through
data analysis. Additionally, information concerning any regulatory/policy special
emphasis items will be addressed. Satisfactory completion of additional training
is required for each level desired:
- Bronze Award — minimum of 12 hours of eligible aviation maintenance knowledge training
- Silver Award — minimum of 40 hours of eligible aviation maintenance knowledge training
- Gold Award — minimum of 80 hours of eligible aviation maintenance knowledge training
plus complete a career-related college course of 3-credit hours in mathematics,
technical writing, aviation safety, human factors, aviation management, or quality
control courses.
You must be registered on FAASafety.gov in order to participate in the AMT Awards
Program. If not registered,
click here
to register.
If you are already registered on FAASafety.gov,
click here to enroll in the AMT Awards Program.
Information applicable to employers of AMTs is provided in this section.
AMT Employers are organizations that employ FAA certificated mechanics, repairmen,
or non-certificated maintenance personnel for the purpose of performing maintenance
or inspection of aircraft or components thereof. AMT Employers may claim a Award
of Excellence award each calendar year based on the percentage of eligible employees
who received an individual AMT Award of Excellence.
Employer Eligibility -- To be eligible for the employer’s award,
the employer must:
- Be involved full-time in the business of maintaining or repairing aircraft and/or
component parts and appliances thereof, and
- Employ at least three full-time Aviation Maintenance Technicians.
Employer Awards Requirements
- AMT Employer Gold Award of Excellence. An eligible employer with a minimum of 50%
of its eligible employees receiving an individual AMT Certificate of Training for
a given calendar year is eligible to receive special recognition in the form of
an AMT Employer Gold Award of Excellence.
- AMT Employer Diamond Award of Excellence. An eligible employer with 100% of its
eligible employees receiving an individual AMT Certificate of Training for a given
calendar year is eligible to receive special recognition in the form of an AMT Employer
Diamond Award of Excellence.
You must be registered on FAASafety.gov in order to participate in the AMT Awards
Program. If not registered,
click here
to register.
If you are already registered on FAASafety.gov,
click here to enroll in the AMT Awards Program.