CAA exams
Thanks Send Clowns,
It might seem like I keep banging on about this issue but it is very important to me. If a student takes the option of Distance Learning for the ATPL they are looking at approx £2000 for their course. If they don't live near the Groundschool they are also looking at hotel/B+B accomodation for 4-5 weeks as an additional cost on top of that.
Add on top of that say 2 trips to a testing centre for main exams and say 1 unfortunate trip back for a resit and associated hotels and travelling expense, and the 14 exams themselves.
What appeared at first to be a course for £2000 plus accom now turns into................
Distance Learning Course + accom/food+beer. say £2500-£3000
then Add..........
£728 for 14 atpls
£52 per re-sit(let's say only 1 needed)=£780
£50-80 per night for hotel at Gatwick,Glasgow,Oxford or Bedford approx another £400 inc food(3 trips)
And travel expenses to Gatwick/Glasgow/Oxford/Bedford for 3 trips £150
Days off work for travel/exams........?
The exams/additional exam expenses total around....£1350
as a percentage of your course this is 50%!!!!!
I don't know about you but £1350 is quite a lot of money!
It's good to know they are considering a change to the exam system and centres, could you keep us posted Send Clowns? Hopefully the CAA will make this a bit more public. It seems that only those 'close' to CAA personnel are aware of this kind of information..
Tropo.