India, Oct. 30 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is planning to introduce a competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) framework for cabin crew to enhance the quality and effectiveness of their training, a senior official said on Thursday.

DGCA's chief flight operations inspector (CFOI), Shweta Singh, said that the regulator is likely to issue draft guidelines for the CBTA framework for cabin crew within a month.

Singh, who was attending an aviation conference in Delhi on Thursday, said that the CBTA framework will be "voluntary for airlines" and added that the move is intended to strengthen the professional competencies of cabin crew members.

"For instance, in situations such as a cabin fire, the framework will ...