what is the ideal age for a job?
I recently visited a forum in a certain aviation training company's website where I read a post from a boy of seventeen who presented his intentions. His plan was to complete their Integrated Training Programme after completing his 2 A-levels.His post was replied to by an employee who said that they would welcome his application once he reached the age of seventeen years and six months.
It is my understanding that the course course takes just over a year to complete, so in theory he could be FATPL at the age of nineteen. In my view this scenario would not be beneficial in the long-term. Was it not irresponsible of the employee to encourage him to start an integrated course at such an early age?
How many nineteen year old airline pilots do you know?
Are proffessional flight training organisations ripping people off who they know will find it difficult to find employment?
The fact that this boy now has his heart and his parents money set on this course, now means that he will be unlikely to pursue higher education or employment, if his application is unsuccessfull. Im sure that if this boy somehow enrolls on this course, he will be destined to an extended career as an instructor untill his mid twenties. A wait of this length must surely be demorralising. Am I wrong? What is the average age of recruitment in the industry?
If I have some bum information then please correct it! I am not a pilot or a PUT but i do intend to pursue this career myself. I wish the chap all the best in his future.