IFATCA Policy is:

ATC training should consist of at least the following:

1. A program of classroom and practical instruction which should include:

a) Sufficient knowledge of the duties of an air traffic controller as well as pertinent information concerning related aviation fields.

b) All relevant material and simulation exercises required to licensing standards.

c) Administrative background, such as reporting procedures, rostering, management forms.

2. Threat and Error Management,

3. Team Resource Management,

4. A program of familiarisation flights and flight training, visits to dispatch offices, aircraft maintenance, joining a cockpit during a commercial flight and flight simulator exposure;

5. Opportunities for the assessment of the suitability and the capability of the student for air traffic control duties,

6. Theoretical and practical assessments to licensing standards.