Readiness Assessment and Training Evaluation System (RATES) for Aviation Maintenance

The Readiness Assessment and Training Evaluation System (RATES ) for Aviation Maintenance, addresses Navy instructor led training, principally in the area of training devices, as sailors who have completed C School contribute to aviation readiness and system availability. The purpose is to develop and implement a data model that uses Naval database information and Subject Matter Expert (SME) input concerning maintenance training devices and operational test equipment to assess (over time) the effectiveness of this training and training device equipment to naval aviation readiness indicators. This analytical tool will have a visualization technology that permits decision-makers, at a glance, the ability to grasp complex mission-purpose relationships between training and readiness. The tool will use metrics input from SMEs and existing Naval databases to analyze subjective and objective data and display assessment profiles in order to enhance situation awareness of training process goals as they relate to readiness outcome goals (Exhibits 1 and 2). The principal purpose is to provide Naval training decision makers with a tool, which would permit them to make knowledgeable, supportable decisions to improve and enhance aviation readiness.