Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
I think you are too old. They really only want people to under 30.
I suspect you are right but employment law forbids stating ages.
In addition:
I am worried about potentially not having enough formal education, i.e. A levels, and making all my preparation useless in the long run. I think I'm capable of any of the academic work involved but don't want a high school certificate to be the thing that holds me back
Before you submit an application you must first read this information carefully.
Pay close attention to the entry criteria, and if you are eligible, register your interest using the form below....
Mandatory Entry Criteria- Five GCSEs / National 5s or equivalent, including Maths and English
- Two A-Levels / Scottish Highers or equivalent grades A – C
So, I think that if you apply your application would not get through the initial screening. Unless, you have made yourself known to key individuals, and they have formally agreed in advance that your experience in the industry can be used as an offset. The academic requirements for license exams are not that onerous, but you certainly need reasonable maths and physics to understand some of the technical subjects like electrics, electronics, piston engines, gas turbines, weather, principles of flight etc They are not engineering degree level, by any stretch, but with no formal technical academic qualifications they will be difficult and - more importantly for this kind of scheme - may hinder your progress if you fail the exams. Bristow wants to have reasonable certainty that its selected candidates will progress successfully at the planned timescale throughout the entire course, and be available for conversion training a year (or so) after starting.
My advice would be to visit in person and discuss this face to face - not sure where in the UK you are. Certainly don't spend 1500 quid, without any more info.
Good luck - I was on HP34......(1989)