The Aviation Maintenance Training Continuum System (AMTCS) was established to address fundamental issues with reductions in funding and manpower, and lack of formal standardized technical training for sailors and marines beyond the schoolhouse. The AMTCS is comprised of all training and associated infrastructure required to support Naval Aviation Maintenance training. The AMTCS Program provides training and training management tools in the form of interactive courseware (ICW), computer managed instruction (CMI), computer aided instruction (CAI), and the AMTCS Software Module (ASM) to satisfy just-in-time training requirements for the individual technician, and the organization.

At the heart of the AMTCS is the ASM. The primary objective of the ASM is to enhance the quality and efficiency of training at the Schoolhouse and in the Fleet by providing the capability to identify individual maintenance task requirements, perform real time assessment, identify training deficiencies and provide immediate and focused access to training tools. The ASM is a software application tool designed to track technical training exposure across an individuals military career, validate knowledge/skill for all Navy and Marine Corps aviation maintenance personnel, and provide a feedback system to the decision makers to better manage the training business process. This paper will present the functional capabilities of the ASM and the operational concept of the ASM in Aviation Maintenance schoolhouse and fleet environments.

When fully implemented the ASM will be deployed to all Naval, Marine, and Reserve Aviation Maintenance activities. At present, the ASM is deployed at Naval Aviation Maintenance Training Group Detachments. Next year, the ASM will be implemented in F-14, F/A-18 and E-2/C-2 Fleet Squadrons. This paper will include an analysis on the effectiveness of the ASM based on initial feedback from Schoolhouse and Fleet users.