Originally Posted by
LookingForAJob
You describe it as a cadetship, which I think of as a genuinely open competition, available to both internal and external applicants. The bulk of the posts seem to refer to internal 'promotion' of support staff with several years of experience at the unit, which is a little different.
Just to address this part: in my experience, the role I applied for was as a Trainee ATCO/ATSA, therefore was interviewed & assessed on that basis. The qualifications & medical requirement were the same as for a CAA cadet, & anyone could apply from anywhere, if they met that requirement. The difference, if there was one, was that the airport reserved the right
not to send you on the course until there was a business need to - so you could end up waiting for a number of years, marking time as an ATSA.