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Old 30th Dec 2001, 02:01   #1 (permalink)
 
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fish NATS/EUROCONTROL RECRUITMENT

Have applied to both and been granted interviews (yippee!) but just wondered - do NATS take on Direct Entry Controllers that have been trained by, say, Eurocontrol?

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Old 1st Jan 2002, 15:32   #2 (permalink)
 
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Until a common European licence in place, the process has been that when you, as a valid controller from another centre/unit, apply to NATS, you are invited to attend an Assessment of Previous Competence, which normally takes place over a couple of days. This used to be at your (the candidate's) expense.

Must say, there aren't many that come to NATS from Eurocontrol, although there are a few who have been tempted to go from NATS to Eurocontrol.
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Old 2nd Jan 2002, 02:04   #3 (permalink)
 
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Cool

So what is the Assessment like? Is it all book work or is it plug in and see if you can keep the metal apart????
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