IMPROVED MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL-PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR TRAINING OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ENGINEERS

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2074-8922-2026-86-11

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and develop an improved model of organizational and pedagogical conditions for the training aircraft maintenance and repair engineers in accordance with the requirements of international standards.

Methods. The study used a set of theoretical research methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization of scientific sources and regulatory documents, standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), documents of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian State Flight Academy.

Results. The presented methodological basis for substantiating an improved model of organizational and pedagogical conditions for training aviation engineers includes a systematic approach, comparative analysis, modeling, and content analysis of ICAO/EASA/State Aviation Service of Ukraine documents. The training program for aircraft maintenance and repair engineers and aircraft engines at the Ukrainian State Flight Academy was analyzed. An improved model of organizational and pedagogical conditions for training aircraft maintenance and repair engineers has been developed, serving as a modern, scientifically based tool that fully meets ICAO international standards. It provides a transition from the traditional modular-hour approach to training to demonstrable competence, i.e. the ability to consistently perform tasks at an acceptable level of safety in real or as close to real conditions as possible through multiple independent observations, criterion-referenced, rather than normed assessment.

Conclusions. Implementation of an improved model of organizational and pedagogical conditions for training aircraft maintenance and repair engineers at the regulatory, organizational and pedagogical levels will allow to increase in flight safety, competitiveness of Ukrainian specialists in aircraft maintenance and repair engineers. Further research should focus on empirically testing the improved structural and logical model of organizational and pedagogical conditions for training aircraft maintenance and repair engineers at the Ukrainian State Flight Academy; digitalizing assessment; and adapting to new aircraft types, including unmanned aerial vehicles.