Capt Pit Bull. Are they not properly tested a la the "old days"? I did my Flight Radiotelephony Operator's Licence exam before I was an ATCO or pilot back in the very early '60s. It involved a lot of reading of a certain CAP and then a session with a terrifying but ultra-fair examiner at Min of Av HQ. I sat in a box with a headset on and had to followed certain scripted procedures - Request taxy clearance; you're on airways, transmit a proper position report; contact XXX for a QDM; you're on fire - issue the approprite calls, etc, etc. After the session, which I ended sweating profusely, the examiner went through it word by word and picked out every error. I got my ticket though. I never ever used that licence in a flying capacity but the experience stuck with me and it convinced me of the need for good R/T for ever.