Section 145.163 - Training requirements(a) A certificated repair station must have and use an employee training program approved by the FAA that consists of initial and recurrent training. An applicant for a repair station certificate must submit a training program for approval by the FAA as required by § 145.51(a)(7) .(b) The training program must ensure each employee assigned to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and inspection functions is capable of performing the assigned task.(c) A certificated repair station must document, in a format acceptable to the FAA, the individual employee training required under paragraph (a) of this section. These training records must be retained for a minimum of 2 years.(d) A certificated repair station must submit revisions to its training program to its responsible Flight Standards office in accordance with the procedures required by § 145.209(e) .Doc. No. FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR 41117 , Aug. 6, 2001, as amended at 70 FR 15581 , Mar. 28, 2005; Amdt. 145-30, 79 FR 46985 , Aug. 12, 2014; Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 145-32, 83 FR 9176 , Mar. 5, 2018 Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 145-32, 83 FR 9176 , 3/5/2018