Aviation training glossary
EBT — evidence-based training — is a recurrent-training method, defined in ICAO Doc 9995, that develops and assesses pilots against core competencies using evidence gathered from training, checking and line operations. Instead of repeating a fixed script, EBT trains what the data shows matters most.
EBT is set out in ICAO Doc 9995 (the Manual of Evidence-Based Training) and has been adopted through EASA regulation and IATA guidance. It grew from analysis showing that recurrent training was often repeating the same manoeuvres regardless of where the real operational risks lay.
EBT uses evidence — accident and incident data, flight-data monitoring, and the operator's own assessment results — to decide which competencies to prioritise each cycle. That requires consistent competency assessment and analytics that reveal trends across the fleet. EBT software such as Waypoint provides both: standardised capture plus a competency heatmap, instructor-drift analysis and currency forecasting.
EBT relies on competency-based assessment (CBTA). CBTA is how each pilot is assessed; EBT is how an operator uses that assessment evidence to shape recurrent training. See CBTA vs EBT for the distinction.
Frequently asked questions
EBT stands for evidence-based training. It is a recurrent-training method defined in ICAO Doc 9995 that targets training at the competencies with the most operational risk, using evidence from operations, checks and assessments.
EBT is defined in ICAO Doc 9995, the Manual of Evidence-Based Training, and is adopted through EASA regulation and IATA guidance.
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