Re: Oxford (OAT) assessment day - a review
Sounds like a pretty thorough process, just wondering what the point of it is. I gather that you had to pay to do the two days. What is the reward if you "pass" the two days and get 'accepted' onto the course. Does it then give you the right to hand over a massive check for £85000 or does it mean that they won't train you at all if you fail the check! Just wondering what all of this achieves, I always thought that OAT was a training school and as such would train you if you had the money. Just a little weary of this sort of thing as when I instructed for another large FTO they also did these assessment days for £150 a pop which apparently would rate your ability to pass a course of training. I trained several students who had got less than favourable reports which really dented thier confidence for no reason. One student particulary springs to mind, he had the most natural appitude for flying of anyone I ever instructed even after the 'computer said nnooo'.