Originally Posted by
OsteraToralen
Hiya all!
Total newbie here, but I put in an application today and was doing my research due diligence, here and elsewhere. I noticed though that while the WA Tower ATC Trainee mentions "Comprehensive training provided by our Registered Training Organisation (RTO 5168) in Melbourne or Perth." everywhere I look only talks about the Melbourne location - the listing for the WA role only seems to have gone up yesterday, is this a new thing?
Thanks!
First time I've seen Perth mentioned. I doubt it's a mistake, so maybe they're starting to offer training there!
There was a news post on the ASA website a few weeks ago that said they're looking to hire 80 controllers this financial year alone, which is a lot considering they only hired 120 in the past
four years.
It wouldn't surprise me if they're going to run training in Perth to increase their reach?
It's also interesting that it stipulates it's a
tower application for
Western Australia. Normally the application process isn't specific about en route vs tower & location at all.
Airservices is investing in its workforce with more than 80 ATCs expected to join the organisation this financial year, adding to the 120 new controllers who have joined since 2020.
This quote is from their news post on August 5 titled "First air traffic control trainees graduate from Australia-New Zealand partnership"
(I can't post links as I'm a new user)