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Article 68

On-the-Job-Training

Slate Book, the 2016 NATCA/FAA agreement · page 155 of the signed PDF

Article 68 · 6 sections
Related agreement. The OJTI Premium Pay MOU of January 28, 2026 bears on this without changing its text. Through the first full pay period of January 2027, an employee giving on-the-job training while the trainee works live traffic gets an extra 15% of the hourly rate of Base Pay on top of the 10% here. Instructing assigned simulation, stage or skill training in simulator labs is paid at 25%. The parties may extend it one more year.

Section 1. Premium pay shall be paid at the rate of ten percent (10%) of the applicable hourly rate of Base Pay times the number of hours and portions of an hour during which the employee is providing on-the-job-training (OJT) while the employee receiving training is directly involved in the separation and control of live traffic or training on a position in the TMU/ATCSCC/USNOF.

For FSS employees, premium pay shall be paid at the rate of ten percent (10%) of the applicable hourly rate of Base Pay times the number of hours and portions of an hour during which the employee is providing on-the-job-training at an operational position.

Section 2. The Agency shall make a reasonable effort to provide time to conduct pre-briefings when requested by an On-the-Job-Training Instructor (OJTI). Employees shall be provided time to conduct debriefings as soon as possible following each training session.

Section 3. The Agency agrees to supply a current list and updates of all OJTIs to the Facility Representative.

Section 4. When other qualified employees are available, Union representatives shall not be required to perform OJT duties.

Section 5. A Union representative shall be a member of the panel designated by the Agency to recommend OJTI candidates. The panel shall forward its recommendations to the Air Traffic Manager or his/her designee for selection. The Agency retains the right to select OJTIs.

Section 6. Employees who are not selected to be an OJTI, upon request, shall be advised in writing of the reasons for non-selection. When applicable, specific areas the employee needs to improve to be considered for an OJTI position shall be identified.

Word for word from the signed 2016 agreement, with only the layout adapted for the web. The signed PDF is the official text. 123ATC is independent of NATCA and the FAA.